to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be born; to come into the world
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
bursting at the seams; bulging
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)