on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
hush puppy; Hush Puppies (footwear brand)
match (to light fire with)
to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level