simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to bring; to take; to bring about
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to correct oneself; to restate
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
since when; from when; how long
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to get one's head around; to think about
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently