to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
salary reduction; salary cut
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made