please (give me); please (do for me)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
shady; underhanded; questionable
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to go out and away; to leave
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
many; much; plenty; hardly
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
that; the matter in question
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
sanity; consciousness; soberness
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
back street; back alley; off-street
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
binoculars; field glasses
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance