hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what's what; heads or tails
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation