repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
opposite; reverse; contrary
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
violent emotion; passion; fury
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to lean against; to set against
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
broadcast program; broadcast programme
performer; entertainer; actor
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to read (a book, etc.) over again
Moomin (troll characters in Tove Jansson's series of books)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
first generation; founder
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
falling over; toppling sideways
to lie down; to throw oneself down
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances