what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to commit a crime; to do evil
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
sympathy; compassion; pity
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to hear a rumor; to get wind of