stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
paste; glue; clothing starch
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
phantom; vision; illusion
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
this for sure; certainly is
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
however; having said that; but
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to burst (open); to break; to split
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press