play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
restraint; restriction; control; check
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
interest; rights; concession
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
gift; present; tip; bribe
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
private person; individual
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
family-oriented; familial
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
future prospects; promise
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant