to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to apologize; to apologise
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
intermission (between acts); interlude
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
busy; having no (free) time
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
bedside; near one's pillow
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
economical; efficient; lean; compact
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to differ; to vary; to disagree
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
very rich person; the super rich
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to be born; to come into the world
deed; act; work; performance
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
lawless area; lawless district
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
boarder; boarding student
tacit; unspoken; implicit
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up