(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be softened; to calm down
close; intimate; on good terms
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
pride; dignity; self-respect
heir; inheritor; successor
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
having not the slightest idea
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
wealthy person; millionaire
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
distant look; faraway look
how; in what way; in what manner
trivial; not amounting to much
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again