to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
excellent; superb; first-rate
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
endless; boundless; everlasting
meaningless; insignificance
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
value; worth; virtue; blessing
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
state of mind; mentality; psychology
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
party; set; gang; company; person
way out; means to escape; escape route
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to thrust before; to thrust at
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
outline; summary; gist; basic points
explanation; interpretation
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
sense of values; values; value system
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing