to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
complete change; about-face
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
human relations; personal relationships
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
besides; in addition; also; moreover
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
form; shape; figure; visage