fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
again and again; repeatedly
declaration; statement; assertion
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to spit out; to eject; to dump
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
belongings; appendage; accessory