frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
otherwise; if not; or else
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
participation; joining; entry; adherence
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
something like ...; something called ...
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how long; how far; how much