social life; social intercourse
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
long hair (usu. of a man)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
grudge; complaint; reproach
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
command; lead; generalship; leadership
equipment used in rituals
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse