play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
feeling great (refreshed)
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
both (people); the two of them
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to watch steadily; to stare