proposal; motion; recommendation
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
pale; pallid; bluish-white
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to prostrate oneself (before)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
3rd day of the month; three days
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
victim; injured party; sufferer
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part