laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
senility; dotage; decrepitude
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
with a click; with a snap
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
you could say; you might say; verging on the