to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
preliminary arrangements; spade work
production (e.g. play); direction
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
body; body blow (in boxing)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
vice; immorality; corruption
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
comic strip with dramatic story
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
long (time that has passed); old (story)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)