fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
as a child; when one was a child
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
behaviour; behavior; conduct
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
infant; baby; little child
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to spit out; to eject; to dump
story; tale; talk; discussion
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
a second time; again; once more; twice
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
contract; compact; agreement
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas