bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
clergyman; churchman; clergy
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to summon; to get used to call
late at night; small hours of the morning
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
custom; habit; customary practice
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to come back; to bloom a second time
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
rebate; commission; kickback
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
sobering up; method of sobering up