order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
being startled; getting a shock
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
negotiations; discussions; connection
intimidation; threat; bluster
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to live; to make a living; to get on with
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
ignorant of the ways of the world
to care for someone; to look after someone
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking