to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
unique; peculiar; singular
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
general; popular; common; typical
albino Japanese rat snake
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
originally; by nature; from the start
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
such ... as; or some such
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
links; chain; shackle; linking
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy