to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
serves you right!; see what happens!
program (e.g. TV); programme
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be discouraged; to shrink from
positive thinking; optimism
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down