treachery; betrayal; perfidy
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be silent; to say nothing
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
way (of doing); manner; method; means
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to like; to love; to be fond of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
way; method; means; resource; course
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
leader of a charge; first to arrive
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
just managing; with great difficulty
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to smirk; to grin broadly
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
start of work; commencement; opening
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sports ground; sports oval
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
right beside; close to; nearby
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point