quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
sublime; noble; high-minded
feeling one gets from listening to something
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
had better ...; had better not ...
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
too much; excessively; too
to extend; to expand; to spread out
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
top of the head; crown of the head
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting