to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
superior; excellent; fine
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
remaining quantity; residual quantity
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
generously; liberally; magnanimously
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to get accustomed to using
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
kneaded eraser; putty rubber
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly