to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
phone duty; being on call
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
honour; honor; glory; privilege
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
to put on airs; to assume importance
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to become vulgar; to coarsen
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
on a floor; above floor level
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to talk to oneself; to mutter
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible