social life; social intercourse
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
writing (e.g. as a profession)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
center; centre; metropolis
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be to the point; to be pertinent
in name only; titular; nominal
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
single word; a few words; brief comment
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)