may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
story; tale; talk; discussion
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
good policy; wise policy; best plan
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability