to smile (at); to grin (at)
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
thereupon; shortly thereafter
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
guard; sentinel; garrison
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
command; order; request; order (for an item)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
and yet; though; when; in spite of
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)