to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to jump at; to be attracted by
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
connection; link; relationship
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to shout (in anger); to yell
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
imposing stance; daunting pose
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to be perturbed; to be agitated
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest