brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
one person; another name; nickname; alias
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
covered with; stained; smeared
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
choosing between two things; two choices
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
out of bounds; beyond the pale
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on