to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
passion; temper; irritability
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
closely-guarded secret; top secret
that's the way it is; such is life
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to have a talk; to tell a story
death penalty; capital punishment
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
consequence; outcome; result; blame
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot