human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
good; goodness; right; virtue
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
confusion; mixing; merger
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
being left out; being ostracized
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to comb down; to smooth down
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses