unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
forced laugh; forced smile
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
one's own child; one's own children
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened