I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
moment by moment; hour by hour
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
shipping; shipment; forwarding
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
strong-willed; strong of heart
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
utmost limits; extremity; limit
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
systematisation; systematization
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic