to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
genuine; authentic; true; real
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to collapse; to flop (onto)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
a second time; again; once more; twice
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to speak; to hear a voice
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
purse; change purse; wallet
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out