lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
opening in front (clothing)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
family; members of a family
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
180 degrees; complete change
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to collapse into; to flop onto
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to push aside; to push one's way through
to force one's way; to push through
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
being on the ropes; losing ground
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night