companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
that is to say; so that means
very likely; very probable
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly