metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to attempt; to test; to try out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to finger; to tamper (with)
considerably; greatly; a lot
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ill will; malice; evil intent
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
beginning; outset; first; onset
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
laughing while reminiscing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much