going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to become better; to improve
revision (of text); alteration; change
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
outside of one's area of expertise
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
gender; distinction of sex; sex
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
just like; the same as; no different than
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
submersion; inundation; being flooded