questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
material for experiments; experimental material
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
to lure someone; to entice someone
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to crumble away; to collapse
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
colorless and transparent
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
poisoning; kill by poison
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
torture to death; torment to death
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
transactions; dealings; business
in the end; at the end of the day