to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
getting nauseated; getting angry
double; twice (as much); twofold
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
no problem; it doesn't matter
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
shady; underhanded; questionable
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology