apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
nod; inclination of the head
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
about; concerning; related to; -ish
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to arrive home; to return
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
way; method; means; resource; course
to cause someone to worry
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is