secret; private; surreptitious
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
family a woman has married into
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
having an ancient and honorable origin
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in that manner; like that
to apologize; to apologise
victim; injured party; sufferer
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke