straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
bluff; false show of power; bold front
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
reality; actuality; hard fact
to look away; to avert one's eyes
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to accept; to receive; to agree
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
in that manner; like that
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw