as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
many; numerous; various; large number of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
belief; faith; conviction
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
power; authority; jurisdiction
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk