flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
however; having said that; but
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to relax; to take it easy
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be prolonged; to drag on
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
popular name; common name; given name
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
good-for-nothing; worthless
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
villain; baddie; the villain's part
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
main cause; primary factor
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
world situation; world affairs