mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
convenient; handy; useful
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
distinguished or meritorious service
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
compensation; indemnity; reparation
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about