to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
honorific/polite/humble prefix
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
question; inquiry; enquiry
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept