how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
courteous; decorous; polite
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
leader; central personage
older sister; elder sister
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unanticipated; unexpected
great man; magnanimous man
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
memory; sense; experience
chair; stool; post; office; position
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
festival; feast; carnival
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend