selection; choice; picking out
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
time; season; period; phase; stage
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to win favour; to win favor
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
as (for); for; in the capacity of
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
two persons; two people; pair; couple
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
when it becomes; when it comes to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to feel; to sense; to experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...