to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
detour; circumvention; turning movement
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
without leaving any trace
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sudden drop; precipitous slope
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to tear off forcefully; to pluck off; to pull off
not a little; not a few; considerable
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to walk in on; to tread upon
called; known as; that; to say
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
both; both sides; both parties