calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
serious; not joking; straight