unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
other than; excluding; without
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
in one's own way or style
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
image; figure; figure; form; image
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt