playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
partly open; in half bloom
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
nonchalant air; unruffled air
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
both; both sides; both parties
movie; film; motion picture
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
as much as one can; as much as possible
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger