(exp) (uk) impossible to do (although wants to)
(exp) to rev up the engine
(exp) from the best to the worst
all sorts of
full range
(exp) you get what you pay for
(exp) being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle
(exp) dignified without being overbearing
(exp) to gag someone
(exp) even monkeys fall from trees
anyone can make a mistake
pride comes before a fall
even Homer sometimes nods
(n) coquettish eyes
(exp,v5m) to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
(n) (comp) open system
(exp) after school
(n) family physician (doctor)
(v1) to bring up indulgently
(adv) frantically
maddeningly
to distraction
(exp) to be under suspicion
(exp) neither near nor far
(exp) does not match (one's, its) appearance
(exp) see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil
(exp) to do something with painful reluctance
(lit: to pull the hairs on one's back)
(exp) to take a parting shot at
(exp) (id) Make hay while the sun shines
(adv) (obsc) (followed by a verb in negative form) absolutely (not)
(not) at all
(exp) to dissolve sugar in water
(exp) to call for somebody's participation
(exp) take no notice of
pay no attention to
(exp,adj-i) quite unlike
not bearing the slightest resemblance
(v1) to get close to the time
(exp) (id) Nothing comes of nothing
(exp) far from being disappointed