polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
called; known as; that; to say
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
mining; digging; working (a mine)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
tool; implement; means; furniture
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to engage in lively conversation
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to look around; to survey
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to some extent; to a certain extent