to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to be overcome with emotion
hey; listen; look here; I say
independence; self-reliance
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
just managing; with great difficulty
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis