to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
board, plank or sheet shaped
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to freeze; to refrigerate
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
changing clothes; change of clothes
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
vice; immorality; corruption
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to make one's rounds; to patrol
totally willing; fully motivated
to be a matter of life or death
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
connecting station; station where you change
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to be born; to come into this world
on the occasion of; at the time of