to try and do something; to attempt to do something
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to refuse; to decline; to deny
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
complete; whole; perfect; safe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
phase change; state change; transformation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
in the end; on top of that
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
necessary condition; requirement
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
superintendent; supervisor; warden
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do