companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
not necessarily so; is not always true
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
person of common sense; common sense man
possessed of a strong sense of duty
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
if you think about it; come to think of it
the same; the said; likewise
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to live; to make a living; to get on with
in that manner; like that