discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
very; much; greatly; a lot of
fully prepared; all ready
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to go along; to walk along; to follow
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
somehow; for some reason or other
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul