noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
of low (mean, inferior) character
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
your husband; her husband
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
to order; to command; to appoint
obedience; submission; resignation
both sides; two sides; double-sided
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
firm; unshakeable; resolute
belief; faith; conviction
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
righteousness; justice; right
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
all-America; pan-American; all of America
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
domestic affairs; internal administration
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint