to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
at first; in the beginning; originally
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
personal (employee); employed; retained
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
thank you for your continued patronage
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
rose apple (Syzygium jambos); Malabar plum; jambos
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to intend; to be sure that
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
greatest mistake of one's life
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
as if it were about oneself
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
drinker; person who can hold their drink
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical