chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
detour; circumvention; turning movement
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
freely; frankly; without reserve
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
indolence; laziness; sloth
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
to distract a person's attention
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
deviation; departure; omission
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
everybody; every last one of them; all
industrialist; entrepreneur
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)