position; location; base; point; site
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
whole nation; whole land; whole country
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
preparation; provision; guarding
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good feeling; feeling good
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
finger flick to the forehead
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
sphere; counter for balls
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to pick up; to find; to gather
high spirits; gleeful mood
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
of course; certainly; naturally