sincere; earnest; serious
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to attract interest; to capture attention
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
duty; function; office; mission; task
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
degree of difficulty; difficulty level