to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
stolen goods; loot; spoils
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
pride; boast; credit (to)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
parental love or affection
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
using every trick (in the book)
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
midway; halfway through; in the course of
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
receiving; acceptance; reception
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
good; goodness; right; virtue
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
as if it were about oneself
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
identifiable; personalized
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out