(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
beyond that point; after that
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(one acting as a) foster parent
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
while; during (the time when)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to look down on; to condescend
to live; to make a living; to get on with
menial; meanness; servility; abject
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to show up; to appear; to turn up
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
people; men and women; each person; everybody
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)