to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to pause; to have a short intermission
spine; backbone; spinal column
no exception; without exception; always the same
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
total energy; all efforts
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
residence; housing; residential building
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
operation; functioning; running
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
rising; ascending; climbing
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
mysterious thief; phantom thief
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to lay aside; to set aside