year in, year out; always; 24-7
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
how; in what way; I wonder
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
day after day; day by day
simply; merely; only; solely
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to put one's hand on; to touch
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil