woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to state; to express; to mention
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
particular; hard to please; fussy
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
originally; by nature; from the start
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
clear; precise; definite; distinct
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
reaction; response; reaction
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission