to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; such is life
metallic sound; metallic clank
between short and second; middle
to jump at; to be attracted by
to become bright; to become clear
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be at a loss for words
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
little finger; pinky; little toe
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
of course; certainly; naturally
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to look away; to turn away
individual; private person; personal; private
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
scene; sight; scenario; setting