antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
reality; actuality; hard fact
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
hostility; animosity; enmity
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
complexion; colour; color; blood red
inside; interior; inner part
on bad terms; at loggerheads
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
previous engagement; prior contract
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
safety; welfare; well-being
outsider; someone outside of a group
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
difficult to ...; hard to ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement