funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
another thing; exception; special case
activity; activity; (the) active
passivity; passiveness; passivity; (the) passive
something; what; why; how
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
big talk; boasting; bragging
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence
undivided attention; concentration
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
possession (esp. of a territory)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to become poor; to be poor
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
Hercules; Heracles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
depiction; description; portrayal
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
beyond human understanding
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
arts and sciences; liberal arts
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
launching out (e.g. into a career); embarking upon (something); doing with great ambition
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person