open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
complete change; about-face
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
furious facial expression
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
immoral; illicit; unethical
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
home; household; family; hearth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
serious look (on one's face); straight face
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low