to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
to rank next to; to come after
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
preference; priority; precedence
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
very popular; highly favoured
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
the opposite direction; the other way
in the end; at the end of the day
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
beyond that point; after that
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to thrust away; to send flying
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
novel; original; new; innovative