abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
world; society; people; the public
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
society; the world; the times
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
order; sequence; procedure
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to take a breath; to take a short rest
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
society; public; community; social studies
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
soft sound; dampening (of sound)