to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
terrified; horrified; panicked
respect (epistolary usage)
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
secret; private; surreptitious
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(disease) settling in internal organs; quarreling among companions; quarrelling among companions
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
retention; maintenance; preservation
to take to task; to take it out on
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
speech; expression; wording; language
honour; honor; glory; privilege
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
scholarly; scholastic; academic