one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
loveable; very likeable; like very much
memory; ability to remember
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
stepping back; drawing back
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
what's what; heads or tails
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
impossible to do (although wants to)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to have a meal; to take a meal
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
open; spacious; extensive
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
final; eventual; ultimate
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
in its entirety; whole; wholly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
companion; company; tritagonist
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view