idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
and yet; though; when; in spite of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to kill; to beat to death