grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to throw into; to toss into
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
the real criminal; true culprit
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
match; game; bout; contest
all eyes; public attention
natural; reasonable; understandable
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
supporting role (actor); minor role
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately