to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
expression; presentation; representation; notation
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
some people; a few people; several people
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs