tomfoolery; monkey business
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
wedded life; married life
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
craving; longing; thirsting
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
seat at a table; place at a table
speech; expression; wording; language
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations