Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
courteous; decorous; polite
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
group; bunch; crowd; group
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(period of) a year; during an era
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
sincere; honest; faithful
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
originally; by nature; from the start
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
spare time; free time; leisure time
household economy; family finances
troubled face; worried expression
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
himself; yourself; herself
main cause; primary factor
such; this sort of; like this
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
problematical statement; controversial statement
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
strategy meeting; council of war
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
appeal; call for something; request; axiom