to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
message; informative matter
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to read the situation; to sense the mood
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
genuine; authentic; true; real
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
just as one was told; like she (he) said
constant; steady; constant
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
in a little while; in a bit