clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
economical; efficient; lean; compact
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
cannibalism; anthropophagism
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to step firmly; to harden by treading
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
how many months?; how long?
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
surprise victory; upset; coup
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to throw into; to dump in together
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd