high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
considerably; greatly; a lot
to have one's name entered (in a list)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
nothing but; except; no more than
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trio; gang of three; threesome
particularly; only; in the case of
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
these guys; these fellows
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that