preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
honour; honor; glory; privilege
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
a real man would (shut up and) ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to stop (plug) one's ears
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
don't worry; no worries; never mind
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
older brother and younger sister
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
disliking people similar to oneself
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker