unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to have an erection; to become erect
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
baton (of command); order; command; direction
as before; as ever; as it was originally
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to correct oneself; to restate
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
everything; anything; nothing
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white