heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
expressing one's mind; speaking out
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to make a speech; to address
to thrust before; to thrust at
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
way of speaking; intimation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to press a question; to cross-examine
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
side effect; adverse reaction
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
too much; excessively; too
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch