joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
it's no joke; gimme a break!
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
step; stride; counter for steps
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
place; room; margin; scope
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
moving tale; impressive tale
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with