to be sooty; to be stained
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
pleasant feeling; good feeling
practical problem; practical matter
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
final; eventual; ultimate
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to become frayed; to become loose
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
playing in the mud; playing with mud
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
draw (in competition); tie game
noisy; confused; uproarious
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
gossip; corner of the mouth
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
what's what; heads or tails
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
huh; I'll be damned; well!
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
about; concerning; related to; -ish