half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
packing; crating; packaging
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages