as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
university student; college student
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
can do; may do; be capable of doing
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
venomous snake; poisonous snake
devil; evil spirit; genie
leopard (Panthera pardus)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
how can (one) do something
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
man; male; masculine gender
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)