to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be damaged; to receive damage
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
small number; few; minority
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
steamrolling someone with logical arguments (esp. as a form of workplace harassment)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to move around; to move about; to get around
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
devoted; self-sacrificing
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to show up; to appear; to turn up
like this; in this way; as you see
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
then; well; so; well then
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex; tricky