objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to be transparent; to show through
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
a cut above; one step above
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
function; facility; faculty; feature
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to overdo; to do too much
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
failed student; student required to repeat a year
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker