collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
one breath; chug!; drink!
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
this and that; such and such
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
person from (the planet of)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
staying behind; remaining; residual
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
ordinary citizen; the general public
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be softened; to calm down
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration