to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
grip (of hand); grip strength
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
(overnight) stay; lodging
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
elevation; height above sea level
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to be erected; to be built
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
semi-transparent; translucent
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
and then; and so; and; so then
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)