to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
depravity; corruption; degradation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to get angry; to become perverse
to take someone's life; to kill someone
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smash; to break into pieces
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
naturally; of course; understandably
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)