bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
production (e.g. play); direction
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
will not do; do not; does not
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
in that way; like that; that way
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to rebuke; to scold harshly