to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
one's possessions; ownership
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
trademark gag; trademark routine
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
splish-splash; with a splash
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
established practice; custom
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to do over; to remake; to resume
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
conversely; on the contrary
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
performance of one's official duties
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
something; something or other; something something
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of