elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
misanthropy; misanthropist
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
social life; social intercourse
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk