yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
three; three years of age
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
door; gate; opening; title page