food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
heaven and earth; top and bottom
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
centre of attention; center of attention
changing clothes; change of clothes
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
great difference; big difference; wide margin
ill will; malice; evil intent
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sit silently at a meeting
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
young person; youth; young
woman; female; feminine gender
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh