light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
every other; second; alternate
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
you (plural); all of you; you all
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
anything and everything; just about everything
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
someone (important); person of importance
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...