palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
rare (book, manuscript, etc.)
main text; original text; this book; this volume
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
name plate; name tag; label
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
workshop; studio; atelier
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to concern; to be related
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence