to extend; to expand; to spread out
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to be expensive; to be costly
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to become vulgar; to coarsen
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to be replaced with new growth
all around; as far as the eye can see
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
in proportion to; according to; depending on
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
stirring; slight movement
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on