to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
around the clock; day and night
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
at that time; in those days
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know