reading too much into (what ... says)
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
place; room; margin; scope
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
comparatively high; fairly expensive
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to be lacking in options; to be too few
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
day after day; day by day
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
hereabouts; around there; that area
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck