reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
interference; meddling; butting in
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
again and again; repeatedly
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
writing; composition; essay; sentence
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
preference; priority; precedence
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
alone; by oneself; on one's own
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to fight a battle; to have a fight
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se