suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to triumph; to be elated with success
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
good-for-nothing; worthless
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
receiving; acceptance; reception
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
chasing after women; womanizing
interference; intervention; meddling
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
choices; alternatives; options
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
prohibition; inhibition; ban
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to live; to reside; to inhabit
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current