treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
older sister; elder sister
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
a little bit; a little while
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell