official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
without cause; without reason
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?