to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
very likely; very probable
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
experiment; experimentation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
everybody; every last one of them; all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)