to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
rather; sooner; preferably
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
from the viewpoint of; according to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well