to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
ruler; monarch; sovereign
countermeasure; counter-measure
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
normalcy; normality; normal
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
notice; attention; observation
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to distract one's attention
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to cross the line; to go too far
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to stay calm; to keep cool
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
interception (email); wiretap; bug
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself