unpredictability; element of surprise
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
human intellect; knowledge
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight