pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to cause someone to worry
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
mature woman; middle-aged woman
verbal message; word (from someone)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
small change; coins; small sum of money
have a good day; take care; see you
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
young girl; lass; adolescent female
old hag; old woman; old bat
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
play equipment; playground equipment
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
from here; from this place
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)