reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to anticipate; to foresee
to pick up; to find; to gather
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
postcard; memo; note; card
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
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
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); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
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 fall through; to come to nothing
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
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