elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
treatment (of a person); dealing with
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
concealment; suppression; hiding
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
since when; from when; how long
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
another kind; distinct species; variety
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
in one's hands; in one's control
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
elated; triumphant; proud
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
false charge; slander; defamation
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
protest; refutation; pleading
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)