very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
reality; actuality; hard fact
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
system; institution; organization; organisation
society; public; community; social studies
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
rating; ranking; grading; classification
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
person concerned; interested party; related party
hedge; fence; border; limit
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
business owner; entrepreneur; employer
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
clothing and accessories; attire