as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
being startled; getting a shock
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
cooking class; cookery school
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
boarder; boarding student
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
student (esp. a university student)
tournament; knockout competition
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
(Chinese) merchant caravan
refund; repayment; reimbursement