solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
matter of time; question of time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to turn against; to become an enemy
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to count; to include in the number
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
progress; advance; improvement; development
personal feelings; self-interest
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
reputation; respectability
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
all right; very well; okay; I got it
box; box-shape; cube-type
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement