real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to detain; to check; to restrain
progress; advance; improvement; development
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to pierce through; to break through
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
violent emotion; passion; fury
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
colorless and transparent
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
entreaty; supplication; petition
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
since when; from when; how long
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
chair; stool; post; office; position
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be touching; to be moving
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
gossip; corner of the mouth
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect