spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to laugh away; to laugh off
real thing; original; actual
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
outsider; someone outside of a group
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
drama; play; Chinese opera
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
look!; there!; here!; that is
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
mail; postal matter; postal item
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow