stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
even though; despite; when
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge