seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to have a talk; to tell a story
direct speech; direct quotation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
sincere; honest; faithful
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to give; to do (something) for
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to