foobar-style name for a dummy variable
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
every evening; night after night
to be infected; to be contagious
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
secret; private; surreptitious
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
name; given name; first name
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration