interior design; interior; upholstery
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
person who has rendered distinguished service
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
a person without a single relative
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
influence (on someone); inspiration
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
region; limits; stage; level