duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
distinctive; characteristic
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
rise; improvement; uptrend
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
decrease; reduction; decline
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
with a start; with a jump
acceleration; speeding up
perception; sensation; awareness
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going