by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
leader; authority; mainstay
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
you (plural); all of you; you all
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to spit out; to eject; to dump
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
and; thereupon; because of that
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
can't help; won't make much difference
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
cowardly; timid; easily frightened