towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
great person; eminent figure
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to choke; to have trouble breathing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
military personnel; soldier
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to buy more (of something)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
the West; the Occident; Western countries
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose