to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
corridor; hallway; passageway
sick person; patient; invalid
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
impossible to do (although wants to)
playing in the mud; playing with mud
progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
pitch dark; total darkness
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
the very best; excellent; superb
to go out and away; to leave
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
in the morning; during the morning
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
emotional strength; force of will
first base; first baseman; one fort
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely