to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(your) daughter; young woman
abusive language; violent language; wild words
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
breaking off an engagement
deportation; expulsion from the country
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(your) daughter; young woman
several years; a few years
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
love affair; love relationship
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
selection; choice; option
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to attempt; to test; to try out
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection