rare (or peculiar) animal
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
no!; no no!; no, not at all
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
continuation; succession; series; continuous
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to talk; to chat; to chatter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to happen to hear; to overhear
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
royal capital; imperial capital
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to look around; to survey
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill