thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(not so) much; (not) very
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
gradually; slowly but steadily
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cannot be compared with; no match for
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep