negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
these days; nowadays; recently
speaking of ...; as for ...
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
fast-talking; rapid talking
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
a wise man keeps away from danger
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
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