playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
desperately; for one's dear life
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
draw (in competition); tie game
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
something; some kind of; for some reason
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to detain; to check; to restrain
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
in accordance with; according to
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
though; even if; whether ... or ...
very; much; greatly; a lot of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
personal criticism; character sketch
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
popular name; common name; given name
classification; categorization; sorting
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)