staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
such ... as; or some such
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to be worried; to be troubled
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
victim; injured party; sufferer
how; in what way; how about
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing