to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
existence; possession; having; limited company
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
self-consciousness; self-awareness
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to apologize; to apologise
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
failure; mistake; blunder
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
of course; certainly; naturally
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(not) even once; (not) ever
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
breath; breathing; tone; mood
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to collapse into; to flop onto
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
partly open; in half bloom
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma