plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
serious look (on one's face); straight face
even so; anyhow; at any rate
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
end of a line (of writing); line break
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to entwine; to follow about
to become settled; to be fixed
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
understanding; comprehension
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
rendering what little service one can
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful