counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
assertion; declaration; affirmation
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
killing time; staving off boredom
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
bet; wager; stake; gamble
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
not caring; not giving a damn
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
end; close; conclusion; termination