prevention of global warming
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to boil down; to condense
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to jar; to creak; to grate
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for your information; I'm telling you
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
many; numerous; various; large number of
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity