nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
good humour (humor); good mood
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
around the world; throughout the world
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to run around; to bustle about
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to be smeared; to be covered
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell