in advance; beforehand; previously
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
in that way; like that; that way
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
number of words; vocality
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
riskiness; (level of) danger
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
profitable plan; good plan
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
star in the sky on a spring night
interference; meddling; butting in
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love