world; society; people; the public
circulation; dissemination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hostile relations; hostile relationship
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to go underground; to go into hiding
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take on a role; to take part
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
to take; to catch; to capture
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
completely relying on others
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
all; entire; whole; altogether
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?