misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
madness; craziness; insanity
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
middle of the night; dead of night
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
street at night; making a night journey
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
step; stride; counter for steps
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
retreating figure; appearance from behind
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed