slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy; sending a manuscript for printing
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to thrust away; to send flying
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
year in, year out; always; 24-7
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
long ago; already; a long time ago
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow