story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Genesis (book of the Bible)
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to refer to; to use as reference
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit