question; inquiry; enquiry
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
training (animals); breaking (animals)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
explanation; interpretation
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
(social) position; status
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
kindness; intimacy; friendship
another family; another house
in one's own way or style
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
second (unit of time); arc second
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)