to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
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
to be discouraged; to shrink from
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
two times; twice; two degrees
failure; mistake; blunder
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
himself; yourself; herself
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sales promotion; hard selling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well