gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
older brother; elder brother
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
for the first time in one's life
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wherein; therein; thereinto
number one; first; best; most; game; round
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; man of importance
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why