scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
complicated and mysterious
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
way one walks; one's walk
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to ask for directions; to ask the way
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
rope; cord; policeman's rope
with a broad grin; smirking
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment