unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
process; course; mechanism
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
sleeping together in a huddle
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
elementary; basic; rudimentary
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
recommendation; referral; endorsement
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
finding employment; getting a job
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to beat time; to mark time
handheld game console; portable game console
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
awkward (difficult) question
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to close (one's eyes); to shut
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to be greedy; to devour greedily
at someone's (something's) mercy