neck; head; dismissal; discharge
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
festival; feast; carnival
particular; hard to please; fussy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; (lit.) to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
will not do; do not; does not
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
consequence; outcome; result; blame
opposite side; opposition
though; notwithstanding; although
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?