entertainment; amusement; fun
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ancestor; forefather; foremother
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
classical form of martial art
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
wind; wind instrument; window
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
it's been a long time; long time no see
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
even more; still more; further