upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
entering and leaving a hospital; admission and discharge
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
scenery; scene; landscape
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
short pause; short interval
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
how many years; how long; what year
mass communication; mass media
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive