eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
interruption; interference; butting in
series of battles; successive battles
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
genuine article; real thing; real deal
two (long cylindrical things)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
invitation; introduction; temptation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship