distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
(written) work; book; writings
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
European magpie (Pica pica)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
being left out; being ostracized
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
fake passport; forged passport
surname; family name; last name
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
safety zone; traffic island
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
declaration; statement; proclamation
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
treasure house; storage for valuable property
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
armor and helmet (armour)
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
sharp parting remark; parting threat
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket