how long; how much; to what extent
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to add (to); to add on; to append
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
progress; being under way
such; like that; that sort of; very
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)