wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw back; to leave (the area)
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to lay aside; to set aside
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to sell off; to sell completely
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
retort; back talk; backchat
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
recovery; undoing; recall
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
way out; means to escape; escape route
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
out of control; uncontrollable