playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to win and advance to the next round
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
connection; link; relationship
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
defeating in an instant; instant kill
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to approach; to draw near
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
story; tale; talk; discussion
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to put on airs; to assume importance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
no matter how much time passes
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to win and advance to the next round
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
expression; presentation; representation; notation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)