reputation; respectability
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
in one's own way or style
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
at least; at most; (even) just
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
reaction; response; reaction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
arm; skill; efforts; ability
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
in that manner; like that
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
study; library; den; home office; reading room
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)