simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to use up all one's strength
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
curse; spell; malediction
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to collapse into; to flop onto
to have a talk; to tell a story
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to pay attention; to be watchful
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
urgency; exigency; emergency
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
too much; excessively; too
tool; implement; means; furniture
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful