frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
generation; lifetime; age
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
tradition; legend; folklore
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
one person; another name; nickname; alias
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty