villain; baddie; the villain's part
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
please; somehow or other; one way or another
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to cut; to slit; to slash
to be worried; to be troubled
don't you think?; indicates question
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
outside of; not covered by
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
how long; how much; to what extent
to be forward; to be impertinent
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(committee) chairman; president
homeroom; form room; form class
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
close; intimate; on good terms
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
I see; that's right; indeed
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
reason; cause; circumstances
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
right; correct; proper; righteous; just