trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
dozens; scores of; decades
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to summon courage; to be brave
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)