polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to have one's name entered (in a list)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth