to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
sincere; honest; faithful
anything and everything; just about everything
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
race (of people); type of person
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
parting ways after a quarrel
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
maximum permissible level or dosage
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
favourable wind; favorable wind
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily