conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
weak point; unskillfulness
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
(very) patient; persevering
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
just because; even if; even though
guess; speculation; supposition
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
truancy; school non-attendance
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to refer to; to use as reference
how can (one) do something
to correct oneself; to restate
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
tradition; legend; folklore
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
very interesting; of great interest
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names