inner self



I, alter ego, better self, bosom, centre, core, ego, he, heart, her, him, inner man, inner nature, inside, interior,

   addresses - canvass, court, gallantry, serenade, solicitation, suit, wooing ,

   surprise package - blockbuster, blow, bomb, bombshell, catch, joker, kicker, revelation, shocker, surprise, switch, thunderbolt ,

   take the initiative - break ground, break the ice, create, head, head up, initiate, invent, lead, lead off, lead the way, originate, pioneer, precede, spearhead ,

   open-door policy - appeasement, balance of power, brinkmanship, coexistence, colonialism, compromise, containment, diplomacy, foreign affairs, foreign policy, imperialism, internationalism, isolationism, militarism, nationalism,

   weepy - blubbering, crying, dissolved in tears, excretory, in tears, lachrymal, lachrymose, leaky, oozy, permeable, porous, ready to cry, runny, snivelling, sobbing,

   leggy - colossal, gangling, giant, gigantic, lanky, lengthy, long, statuesque, tall ,

   metrical unit - accent, anapaest, beat, cadence, caesura, colon, counterpoint, dactyl, diaeresis, emphasis, foot, iambic, ictus, jingle, lilt,

   widthways - broadside, sideways, through ,

   self-abnegating - abstemious, altruistic, ascetic, committed, dedicated, devoted, disinterested, humble, modest, self-denying, self-effacing, self-sacrificing, selfless, unpretentious, unselfish ,

   nailed down - ascertained, assured, attested, certified, decided, determinate, determined, established, fixed, guaranteed, in the bag, on ice, open-and-shut, proved, secure,