to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
such; this sort of; like this
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
selection; choice; option
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
bicycle; child pickpocket
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
adhesive tape; sticky tape
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
grasp; catch; understanding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull