member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
intimacy; affection; familiarity
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
surroundings; environs; circumference
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
and; thereupon; because of that
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
sham; fraud; counterfeit; impostor; pretender
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
wood (for building); lumber; timber
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
irresolution; indecision; vacillation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself