social life; social intercourse
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
relatively; comparatively
going through; going via; going by way of
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
strategy meeting; council of war
to live; to reside; to inhabit
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk