to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be frank; to drop all pretense
management; administration; operation
proper; respectable; decent; honest
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
finishing blow; coup de grâce
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
verbal promise; one's word
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
contract; compact; agreement
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
rapid development; rapid unfolding
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer