outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
study; research; investigation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
northerly (wind); from the north
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to tie; to bind; to fasten
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis