plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
firmly; solidly; heartily
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
very; extremely; excessively
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
modesty; humility; being humble
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
hiding one's embarrassment
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
step; stride; counter for steps
to fly around; to scatter
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect