hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
how long; how much; to what extent
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to put on airs; to assume importance
to become pale; to turn pale
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately