to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to need; to call for; to require
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
several people; a few people
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
love affair; love relationship
disclosure; exposure; revelation
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to flare up; to burst into flames
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints