philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
call; summons; convening; convocation
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to take advantage of an opportunity
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
but; however; although; though
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
trouble; bother; annoyance
never mind!; don't worry about it
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
several people; a few people
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
critical condition; being on the verge of death
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
announcement of one's retirement
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)