slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
blunder; slip; error; error
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
the place for; the time for; the level of
front; frontage; facade; main
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
surroundings; environs; circumference
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
way; method; means; resource; course
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just because; even if; even though
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
extremely; terrifically; super
scared; afraid; trembling with fear
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
talking in whispers; confidential words