to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
down-market; popular; mass-market
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
(distant) howling; backbiting
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be consistent; to be coherent
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
decapitation; decapitated head
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something