be keen



bite, bristle, cut, prick, stick, sting ,

   age-old - aged, ageless, ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, elderly, hoary, immemorial, old, time-honoured, time-worn, timeless, venerable ,

   resident - GP, MD, abiding, addressee, ambassador, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, artist-in-residence, attending physician, beneficiary, career diplomat, chancellor, charge, citizen, consul,

   overzealousness - bigotry, carelessness, charismatic movement, determination, dogmatism, excessiveness, extravagance, extremism, fanaticism, frenzy, fury, haste, hastiness, infatuation, intolerance,

   girl next door - Everyman, average, average man, common man, generality, ruck, run ,

   encouragement - advocacy, aegis, aid, aid and comfort, animating, animation, assurance, auspices, backing, bait, boost, bribe, care, carrot, championship,

   moral pollution - abandon, abjection, corruption, decadence, degeneration, degradation, depravity, moral turpitude, turpitude ,

   clap on ratlines - board, boom, cut loose, haul, heave, lay, log, warp ,

   electric-heated - heated, hot, overheated ,

   barrel house - alehouse, bar, bar-room, beer garden, bistro, cabaret, cocktail lounge, dive, gin mill, local, nightclub, pub, public, public house, saloon,

   indulge - accommodate with, adore, afford, appreciate, baby, bask, bask in, bay, be pleased with, bear, bear with, benignity, blink at, brook, cater to,