standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to happen to have on hand or in stock
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
junior high school student; middle school pupil
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
in advance; beforehand; previously
to be embarrassed; to lose face
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
future; possible; potential; prospective
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag