to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
password; watchword; motto; slogan
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to ask a question; to ask questions
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
speech and conduct; words and deeds
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
relation; connection; relevance
business world; business circles; (the) industry
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
omniscience and omnipotence
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
study; diligence; discount; reduction