praying by proxy; applying by proxy
tooth hardening toy (for infants); teether; teething ring; tooth hardening meal; New Year's feast
president and chief executive officer
upward adjustment; upward revision
treating (someone) like an object
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
astronomical observation; stargazing
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
out of control; uncontrollable
yeah; you're right; that's right
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
sharply; harshly; stingingly
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design