shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively
another day; some other day
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
keep up your strength; chin up!
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
increase and decrease; fluctuation
measuring instrument; instrumentation
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to get someone to say; to make someone say
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
firmly; solidly; heartily
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
sales; selling; marketing
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
coherence; order; focus; point
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
since then; from that time; ever since
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
self control; self restraint
still; even now; to this day
at the last moment; this late in the game