open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
many; much; plenty; hardly
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ability; capability; competence; skill
contrived; false-sounding
to surround; to crowd around
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
intelligence quotient; IQ
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
for one's true nature to come out
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
breakdown of negotiations
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
the same generation; coeval
example; illustration; precedent
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally