happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
world; society; people; the public
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
according to plan; as planned
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
legal; lawful; legitimate
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly