wide-open; frank; open; candid
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to be responsive; to show immediate results
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
outward appearance; apparent
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
courting; wooing; making advances
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
will not do; do not; does not
subject; national; citizen
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
four corners; four ordinal directions
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
addition; annexation; appendage
otherwise; or else; if not
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat