wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
man overly interested in women's breasts
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mask; disguise; guise; mask
first meeting; first interview with
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
prejudice; bias; distorted view
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
those present; attendance
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
number of (large) animals
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
strategy meeting; council of war
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing