to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
difference; disparity; gap
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
combat power; fighting strength
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
assertion; declaration; affirmation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to put on a patronizing air
to be helpful; to be useful
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
gradually; slowly but steadily
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to pretend; to act (as if)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
transfer; assignment; conveyance
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot