scale; scope; plan; structure
individual; private person; personal; private
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to attempt; to test; to try out
and yet; though; when; in spite of
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
preface; introduction; preamble
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
speaking voice; talking voice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
overlooking; turning a blind eye
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
behind with everything; too late; reactive
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
odds and ends; all; every
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations