to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
strategist; tactician; schemer
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
high spirits; gleeful mood
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
class; heading; group; category
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
disorder; disturbance; unrest
remarkable; striking; obvious
sleeping late in the morning
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
host club; club that provides male company for female customers