blow; shock; strike; batting
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
had better ...; had better not ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
stupid brat; son of a bitch
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
rather; better; instead; if anything
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
section manager; section chief