tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
to need; to demand; to take; to require
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to frolic about; to mess around
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to do for (the sake of someone else)
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
overconfidence; someone who is overconfident; wrongly believing to have attained enlightenment
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
I; me; we; us; you (plural)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
meaning; connotation; denotation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
small number; few; minority
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion