rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
milk powder; baby formula
gifted education; special education for gifted children
standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
declaration of war; proclamation of war
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
older brother and younger sister
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
reconciliation; make peace with
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
unmarried; not yet married
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
government management; state management
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
marriage proposal; marriage talks
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
secret bank account; secret account
interference; meddling; butting in
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown