to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
but; however; provided that
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to this extent; to this degree; this much
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
interruption; suspension; break
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to half-rise to one's feet
the scruff or nape of the neck
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
a cut above; one step above
great laughter; burst of laughter
complete recovery; healing
pointing out; identification
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
preference; priority; precedence
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
hand luggage; hand baggage
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women