toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
killing and wounding; bloodshed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
time; season; period; phase; stage
infant; baby; little child
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
in swarms; in great crowds
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to have one's horizons broadened