on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
true character; real nature
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
powerful person; influential person
to say too much; to go too far
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
moisture; humidity; dampness
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to withdraw money; to take money out