personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
un-; non-; negative prefix
to consult (somebody); to talk something over
the same generation; coeval
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
historical play; period drama
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
samurai; warrior; military family
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
heir; inheritor; successor
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner