to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
mockery; derision; ridicule
teatime; tea break; coffee break
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
experimental device; experimental equipment
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to escape from; to get out
when it comes to; concerning
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
laboratory animal; experimental animal
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
good humour (humor); good mood
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
light pink; light crimson
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
top of the head; crown of the head
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)