straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
older brother; elder brother
to take over; to hand over
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
another; different; something else
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
friction; discord; strife
person concerned; interested party; related party
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
preface; introduction; preamble
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to refuse; to decline; to deny
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
this and that; one thing or another
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom