request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
several times; once or twice
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to carry around; to carry on one's person
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
hey; listen; look here; I say
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
degenerate; decadent; corrupt