to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
application; request; petition
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
way of reciting; way of telling a story
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
close; intimate; on good terms
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to stop crying; to cry oneself out