face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
memory; ability to remember
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
about; concerning; related to; -ish
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
two times; twice; two degrees
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
ability; performance; efficiency
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit