nice; likeable; desirable
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
ingredient; component; composition
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
material for experiments; experimental material
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
exact copy; slavish imitation
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
research material; experimental material
successive generations; successive emperors
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
eating; bite (in fishing)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
even though; despite; when
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
assertion; declaration; affirmation
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness