(social) class; rank; grade
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
decrease; reduction; decline
maintain; retain; continue
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name