to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
looks; features; (personal) appearance
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
charm; incantation; spell; curse
as before; as ever; as it was originally
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
the front; honest; upright; decent
one's mental make-up (structure)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
depending on; dependent on
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
living thing; organism; creature; biology
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
but; however; although; though
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
carefree; free from worry
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
maid; helper; help; assistance
to cut into (a conversation); to interject