open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
average height; average body height
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
(carved) statue; sculpture
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
the whole day; all the day
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
character building; formation of character; personality development
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)