concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
American joke; US joke; American sense of humor (humour)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
proposal; proposition; suggestion
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to overdo; to do too much
on hand; readily available
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
while; even though; despite
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous