close; intimate; on good terms
existence; possession; having; limited company
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unidentifiable; unidentified
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
something; some kind of; for some reason
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
very; much; greatly; a lot of
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
the world in general; society; convention