analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
true character; real nature
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
distrust; unjust suspicion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
leaving; quitting; retiring
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
printout; (computer) printing