comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
emotional strength; force of will
in the same manner as before; the same as always
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to work hard at one's lessons
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)