playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
pair; two kinds; two ways
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
different opinion; objection
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
loyal retainer; loyal subject
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
stirring; rousing oneself
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to become an expert; to be master at
six; sixth (interval, chord)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
rare; uncommon; not often seen
persecution complex; paranoia
depression; low spirits; dejection
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
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.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference