to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to call together; to convene
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
running as fast as one can
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
very rich person; the super rich
cave; cavern; den; grotto
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job