bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
eating alone; eating by oneself
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to discuss; to talk together
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
it seems so; that's what it looks like
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
objection; dissent; protest
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be conspicuous; to stand out
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to become hoarse; to become husky
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tool; implement; means; furniture
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
there is nothing; having nothing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness