strange; mysterious; queer
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to come to an end; to close the curtain
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
setting up specially; special installation
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
carrying out one's original intention
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
dance of death; danse macabre
(not) so much; (not) that much
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
being startled; getting a shock
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
things at hand; personal belongings
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic