to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
shyness; bashfulness; shame
appearance; air; condition; state; form
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
custom; habit; customary practice
night watch; night guard; night shift
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
connection; link; relationship
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best