joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
understanding person; supporter
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
power; authority; jurisdiction
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
to shed light; to cast light
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
restoration; repair; mending
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to try all possible means
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to try to do; to attempt to do
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
powerful person; influential person
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
in name only; titular; nominal
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
struggle (for); scramble; contest
sincere; earnest; serious
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree