to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
suddenly; all of a sudden
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
one's first campaign; one's first battle
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
absence; disregard; indifference
to apologize; to apologise
more than usual; especially; particularly
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
special training; intensive training; crash course
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
moaning; muttering; complaining
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)