sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
genuine; authentic; true; real
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
a little bit; a little while
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
sons and daughters; children; girl
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
wall clock; grandfather clock
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark