equipment; device; installation; stage setting
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
rationality; reasonableness
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
storehouse; warehouse; godown
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
at once; immediately; right now
hedge; fence; border; limit
individual; private person; personal; private
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
finished product; finished goods; completed article
sympathy; empathy; response
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to be flexible; to be accommodating