to begin to dance; to break into a dance
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
powerful person; influential person
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
depravity; corruption; degradation
courting; wooing; making advances
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
mask; disguise; guise; mask
true character; real nature
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
title of honour; title of honor
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)