to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
environment; circumstance
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
without; but if; otherwise; or else
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
selection of music; song selection
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
consideration; taking into account
two times; twice; two degrees
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done