group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
happy memory; sweet memory
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to be helpful; to be useful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to have a hard time of it
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one cause; one reason; one factor
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to step forward; to volunteer
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
indescribable; having no way to express
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to surge; to well up; to gush out
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to speak ill of; to disparage
left-hand radical of a character
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
social; societal; societary
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fast-talking; rapid talking