effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
free time; spare time; idle moment
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to cease; to stop; to be over
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
as stated; verbatim; literally
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
manly; masculine; like a man
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
at least; at most; (even) just
first meeting; first interview with
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
welcome; (warm) reception