to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
department store; department
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
exemplar; model; example; pattern
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
commitment; pledge; promise
you could say that; that might be so
physiology; one's period; menstruation
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
like a decent person; human
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
anthropophobia; social anxiety disorder
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to be bewildered; to be perplexed