case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
prejudice; bias; distorted view
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
sports-minded; sports-oriented
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
memories; recollections; reminiscence
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
a little bit; a little while
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to talk (a person) down; to confute
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
mysterious thief; phantom thief
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be pleased with; to suit
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood