exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
counter for books; volume
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
grandfather; male senior-citizen
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
form; shape; figure; visage
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
guess; speculation; supposition
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
natural virtue; personal virtue
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
control; management; supervision
procrastinatingly; dillydallying
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
other; another; over; more than; I; me
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover