meaning; significance; sense
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
real thing; original; actual
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once