farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to concern; to be related
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
man among men; manly man; alpha male
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
all present; all concerned; all of us
to become empty; to be emptied
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)