to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to comfort; to console; to amuse
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
bet; wager; stake; gamble
jumping to a wrong conclusion
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
reading too much into (what ... says)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to degenerate; to lapse into
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know