birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
resentment; indignation; anger
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to shout (in anger); to yell
threat; intimidation; menace
centre; center; center fielder
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
many; much; plenty; hardly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to burrow through; to dig through
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
operation; functioning; running
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
full length; total length; overall length
build; physique; frame; constitution
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
globular shape; spherical shape
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny