had better ...; had better not ...
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
such ... as; or some such
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
I see; that's right; indeed
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to recall; to remember; to recollect
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(young) girl; maiden; young lady