tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
trouble; quarrel; dispute
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be erected; to be built
(large) house; residence; mansion
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
rich person; wealthy person
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
monetary; financial; pecuniary
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
messenger; envoy; emissary
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
widower; divorced man not remarried
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
several sheets (flat objects)
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
personality; character; individuality; personhood