futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
already; now; no longer; not any more
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to go past; to pass; to pass by
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
alone; by oneself; on one's own
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to live through; to survive
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
close; intimate; on good terms
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to attack; to assault; to assail
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in