to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
right to know; right to access information
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
should; must; -able; probably; likely
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
charming; bewitching; coquettish
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
top of the head; crown of the head
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity