having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
on the occasion of; at the time of
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
light and darkness; light and shade
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
outside world; physical world
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
equality; uniformity; evenness
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
general; popular; common; typical
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits