profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
low table; table with very short legs
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
broadband; brokers' broker
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to spend time (on doing something)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
rational; reasonable; logical
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
such; this sort of; like this
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
waterproof shoes; rain boots; rubber boots; Wellington boots; gumboots
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object