to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
handful; small amount; small number
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
remaining silent; keeping secret
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
the deceased; the departed
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
genuine; authentic; true; real
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
several people; a few people