to step forward; to volunteer
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
left-hand radical of a character
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
social; societal; societary
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to burst (open); to break; to split
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
human intellect; knowledge
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
popular name; common name; given name
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture