bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
still; as yet; as it has been
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be in danger of; to be liable to
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
himself; yourself; herself
to differ; to vary; to disagree
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
greeting; a fine thing to say
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
tendency; trend; inclination
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
frequency (of occurrence)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning