principle; theory; fundamental truth
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
grotesque; disgusting; gross
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
accomplice; co-conspirator
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
food and drink; eating and drinking
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
reaction; response; reaction
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
world tree (religious or mythological motif)