reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to say; to be called; to do
urgency; exigency; emergency
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
about; concerning; related to; -ish
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
intended use; intended purpose
modesty; self-control; discretion
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
story; tale; talk; discussion
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
personal; individual; private
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
settler; colonist; immigrant
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to become settled; to be fixed
someone (important); person of importance
endurance; perseverance; patience
human relations; personal relationships
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
coach's name-use license (licence)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but