to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
outline; summary; gist; basic points
in the future; another day; later
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
seeing off and meeting on return
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)