diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
exit; way out; outlet; vent
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
humming a tune (while doing something else)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
way of solving (a problem); solution
role of the villain; the bad guy
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
each place; various places
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to die; to lay down life's burden
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to turn completely into; to become completely
to become clear; to be made public
to show up; to appear; to turn up
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful