sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
curved; forming the shape of an arch
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
jumping ability; jumping power
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
ideally; if one were to wish for more
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
wampee (Clausena lansium)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
behaviour; behavior; conduct
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!