to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
failure; mistake; blunder
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
not caring; not giving a damn
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
novel; original; new; innovative
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
person who introduces someone; introducer
to strangle; to constrict
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
for work; in a manner related to work
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)