to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
subtracting points; points deducted
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
manners; courtesy; etiquette
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
for your information; I'm telling you
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
being upright and cleanhanded
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
near; close by; within reach; familiar
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
expression; look; countenance; face