innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
self-consciousness; self-awareness
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
it is not (like that) either
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to need; to call for; to require
to say no more; to sink into silence
slight; thin; on the weak side
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
restoration; repair; mending
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
time; hour; period; class
third day of the month; three days
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
stifled (laughter); simmering
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
personification; impersonation; embodiment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet