disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
charming; fascinating; attractive
circulation; dissemination
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
guess; speculation; supposition
to spread; to be propagated
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
middle of the night; dead of night
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
feeling; sense; impression
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone