place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to control; to command; to get the better of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
thoroughly; through and through
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
at a moment's notice; readily
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
the real criminal; true culprit
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
letter; missive; note; mail
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
intensive; concentrated; focused
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
environment; circumstance
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
race (of people); type of person
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder