elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
different opinion; objection
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
all present; all concerned; all of us
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
written apology; written statement of regret
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
influential person; man of importance
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
first place; head position; leading position
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
person of high rank or position
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself