wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
influence; clout; leverage
still; as yet; as it has been
in good health; alive and well; going strong
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
close; intimate; on good terms
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
suffix for familiar person
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
every place; various places
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
just one person; only one
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
killing time; staving off boredom
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
contrived; false-sounding
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way