simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to keep away; to keep at a distance
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
materials; data; document
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire