confession; confidential talk; frank talk
to unfold; to unroll; to open
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
this world; this life; world of the living
depravity; corruption; degradation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
just because; even if; even though
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
chief; main; principal; important
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to open (one's eyes) wide
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
contradiction; inconsistency
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
sick person; patient; invalid