amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
in succession; one after another
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
parting; separation; farewell
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to crouch; to squat; to cower
how long; how much; to what extent
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to come back; to return; to recur
explanation; interpretation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
environment; circumstance
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
just because; even if; even though
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to subsist; to keep on living
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
rational; reasonable; logical
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits