to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
general public; the masses
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
home delivery (of food); outside catering
documentary evidence; documentation
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
intermission (between acts); interlude
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic