to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to manage a state; to govern a country
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
without thinking of the consequences
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
several minutes; a few minutes
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo