licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
flexible (of people); open-minded
melting; fusion; liquefaction
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
groundwater; underground water
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
all around; as far as the eye can see
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
preliminary step; first step
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
patient; having a long fuse
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
panties thief; knickers bandit
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
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)
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to frolic about; to mess around
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
some; several; many; how many; how much; very