root; source; origin; cause
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
open; public; official; overt
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to invite in; to show someone in
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
key animator; lead animator
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
from the beginning; from scratch
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(in the same way) as before; as always
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)