mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
urge; demand; importunity
commissioned officer; military officer
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mutual affection; mutual love
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
complete change; about-face
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to understand; to make out
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to blame; to find fault with
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to be entwined; to be involved
settlement; solution; resolution
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to acknowledge; to understand; to appreciate
to keep secret; to conceal
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
unkindness; unfriendliness
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to have a rumor circulating
reaching others' ears; publicity
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence