rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
bringing; taking; carrying
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to look down on; to make light of
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to taste; to try (food or drink)
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
how long; how far; how much
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
improved version; revised edition; refinement
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
proper; respectable; decent; honest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
as hoped for; as expected
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
several times (as large, over)