ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-less; lacking; non-existing
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to unfold; to unroll; to open
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
indicate reason; infers some protest
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to serve; to work for; to attend
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to overflow from something full
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
singing voice; (sound of) singing