playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
video game (played on a home console)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
villain; baddie; the villain's part
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
wounded person; injured person
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
interruption; suspension; break
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind