frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
Sheffield (Britain); Shefield
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
direct control; direct supervision
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
how many people; a number of people
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
such; this sort of; like this
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign