head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
thorough; exhaustive; complete
speech and conduct; words and deeds
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
one's person; around one's person
reality; actuality; hard fact
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
going up and down; going back and forth
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
high (government) official
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
line; queue; procession; matrix
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to prostrate oneself before
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
someone's looks and personal appearance
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with