had better ...; had better not ...
favorite; favourite; habitually used
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to adhere firmly to one's principles; to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not