interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
to amuse oneself; to make merry
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
interest; fun; inspiration
to be amused or interested in
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
kill-joy; wet-blanket; spoiling the fun
to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure