gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
like that; that way; thus
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
appearance; figure; shape; form
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
normalcy; normality; normal
starting line; starting point
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
greatest mistake of one's life
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tinnitus; ringing in the ears