horseplay; fooling around
to make sense; to be meaningful
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
metal plate; metallic plate
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
dignity; majesty; sanctity
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
that kind; competition; match
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
forced repatriation; deportation
to chastise; to punish; to discipline