just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
technical skill; ability; capacity
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age