to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
abusive language; violent language; wild words
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
that kind; competition; match
the front; honest; upright; decent
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be able to manage somehow or other
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
leader; authority; mainstay
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
little by little; bit by bit
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
rest; break; recess; intermission
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
customer traffic; customers; custom
having said that; be that as it may
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate