(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
way; method; means; resource; course
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
metre; meter; meter; gauge
covered with; stained; smeared
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be silent; to say nothing
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
for example; for instance; e.g.
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
imagination; supposition; guess
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
in comparison to; rather than
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
while; during (the time when)