time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
answering machine; answerphone
leader of a charge; first to arrive
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to pluck; to pick; to tear
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
while; during (the time when)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to press against each other; to huddle together
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
weight; heavyweight boxer
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
tool; implement; means; furniture
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
modesty; humility; being humble
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally