picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
the scruff or nape of the neck
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
fear; dread; fright; willies
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
alone; unaided; away from home
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
removing hair permanently
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
individual match; single game
moment to quit; way to quit
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
materials; data; document
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
poi (Maori style of performance art); poi (tethered weights used in poi performances)
adaptation (from); rebaking
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
nice; likeable; desirable
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes