to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
jokingly; in the form of a joke
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
light music; popular music
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
like this; in this way; as you see
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
unanticipated; unexpected
comfort; consolation; diversion
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nothing but; none other than
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution