slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
The Three Little Pigs (fable)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
in that way; like that; that way
what's what; heads or tails
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
forgetting; lapse of memory
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
guess; speculation; supposition
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
surface of the earth; ground surface
complete change; about-face
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
afternoon session; afternoon trading