near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
safety; welfare; well-being
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
romantic film; love movie
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
torturing to death; tormenting to death