strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
banknote; bill; note; paper money
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
drama; theatre; theater; play
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
secret; private; surreptitious
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
if so; in that case; in that situation
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
something; some kind of; for some reason
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
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)
so; like this; in this way
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual