because; for; the reason why is ...
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
that is to say; so that means
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
flustered; confused; panicked
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle