mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
members; member; constituent
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sudden price jump; steep price rise
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to perceive; to understand
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
main question; real issue at hand
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
one's house; one's home; one's family
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
at once; immediately; right now
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted