front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
the whole day; all the day
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
estimate (of costs); budget
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
absorption; suction; attraction
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
3rd day of the month; three days
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance