(necessary) personnel; required person
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
by itself; automatically; naturally
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to succeed; to bear fruit
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to recover consciousness; to come to
weird; disgusting; sickening
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
contrived; false-sounding
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to distribute; to hand out
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
adverse circumstances; adversity
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.