evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
mask; disguise; guise; mask
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to scrape off; to shave off
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
hostility; antagonism; opposition
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
overconfident; presumptuous
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)