to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
manner of using one's hands
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
called; known as; that; to say
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to await; to wait for; to expect
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
how much; how many; to what extent
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
seeming very ...; just like ...
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)