to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
gliding (through the air)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to half-rise to one's feet
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
greeting; a fine thing to say
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
encouragement; cheering on
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
rival; competitor; competition
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
chance; opportunity; occasion
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tone (of voice); manner of talking
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
just because; even if; even though
treating someone like a child
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)