gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to do together; to share; to participate in
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
(present) head of a family
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
belief; faith; conviction
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
soon; shortly; before long
older brother and younger sister
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points