society; public; community; social studies
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
strict order; peremptory command
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
good-natured person; nice person
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
just the other day; quite recently
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
way of talking; speaking style
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
kindness; intimacy; friendship
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly