magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
weight; heavyweight boxer
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
everything; anything; nothing
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
choices; alternatives; options
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
not caring; not giving a damn
to complain; to make a complaint
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
alone; by oneself; on one's own
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve