to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
study; learning; tutorial
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
sense of loss; feeling of loss
very recently; in the very recent past
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
honor; honour; credit; prestige
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
one's post; place of work; workplace
in accordance with; according to