pure; true; genuine; unmixed
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
with these words; while saying
observation; survey; watching
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
influence; clout; leverage
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
indeed; really; truly; very much
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
serious; severe; grave; acute
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over