to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
use; utilization; utilisation; application
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
love of animals; animal loving
like that; that way; thus
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)