teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
deadly serious; deadly earnest
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
national border; provincial border
arrangement; pact; agreement
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to apologize; to apologise
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
standby; preparation; arrangement
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
just a minute; small quantity
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)