casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
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
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(present) head of a family
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
way (of doing); manner; method; means
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to add (to); to add on; to append
(in) his way; peculiar to him
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
overall; general; as a whole
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
doing as one is told; yes-man
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)