to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
two times; twice; two degrees
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
firm; strong; solid; stable
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite