sincere; earnest; serious
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to entertain; to make welcome
competent; suitable; qualified
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
how; in what way; by what means
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one's place of appointment; one's post
to face; to go towards; to head towards