idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
body; group; party; company; troupe
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
force of a fire; force of flames
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to crack; to develop a crack
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
looking away; looking aside
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
ramification; branching off
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to be hot on a person's heels
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy