to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
serious look (on one's face); straight face
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
small insect; midge; vermicule
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to become hoarse; to become husky
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
whole face; all over one's face
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
genuine; authentic; true; pure
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to send flying with a kick
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts