poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to walk away; to walk off
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be lacking in options; to be too few
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
front; frontage; facade; main
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to say no more; to sink into silence
junior high school student; middle school pupil
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
base on balls; walk; pass
genius; prodigy; natural gift
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
batter's box; one's turn at bat
because of; owing to; due to
selection; choice; option
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
conviction; belief; confidence
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
everybody; every last one of them; all