to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
serious look (on one's face); straight face
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
only; merely; but; no more than
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
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)