play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
chasing after women; womanizing
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
somehow; for some reason or other
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
genuine article; real thing; real deal
intuition; instinct; hunch
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
almost every day; almost daily
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back