expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
author; writer; novelist; artist
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
origin; beginning; source; rise
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
street; quarter; district; area
murder; homicide; manslaughter
individual; one by one; separate; each
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to become better; to improve
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention