et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
obatarian; generally obnoxious pushy middle-aged woman
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
control; management (e.g. of a business)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the other day; a few days ago
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
up until now; as recently as the present
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch