heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
general; popular; common; typical
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to begin to walk; to set out
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
prohibition; inhibition; ban
a few years ago; some years back
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
just because; even if; even though
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to rise; to swell; to be promoted