mysterious power of words to alter reality
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
balloon art; balloon modelling; balloon twisting
puppet; marionette; dummy
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
waterjet (cutting, propulsion, etc.); water jet
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
simultaneous; all at once
sweating easily; profuse sweater
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
pretext; pretense; pretence