to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
this and that; one thing or another
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
one's best interests; one's own good
manners; behavior; behaviour
not necessarily so; is not always true
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
cooperation; collaboration
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
underground lake; subterranean lake
discovery; detection; finding
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
feelings; thoughts; meaning
survival; survivor; relic
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
settlement; solution; resolution
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark