How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
wheat straw; barley straw
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
quickly adaptable; pro-active
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
deep inside; innermost place
separate case; another matter
to press a question; to cross-examine
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to fan; to incite; to instigate
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to leave something as it is
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
everywhere; all over the place
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
undifferentiated; unspecialized
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to overflow from something full
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
antipathy; reluctance; resistance