to say; to be pleased to say
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
speech; expression; wording; language
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
out of character; unlike one
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
contradiction; inconsistency
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
another time; some other time
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?