odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
and yet; though; when; in spite of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to look around; to survey
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
caller; visitor; company; guest
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous