upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
visit (from someone); call
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
extremists; radicals; militants
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
how many years; how long; what year
leader; guide; mentor; coach
major incident; major happening; big scandal
grandfather; male senior-citizen
important person; strategic person; key figure
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
survival; survivor; relic
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
discriminatory; discriminative