soccer; (association) football; seersucker
tag (children's game); tig
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to amuse oneself; to make merry
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
notebook computer; laptop
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
parts; accessories; components
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)