so-and-so; who?; which people?
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
worldly desires; materialistic desires
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
another; different; something else
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
on the other hand; at the same time
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
tide; current; tendency; trend
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
elliptical shape; oval shape
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to threaten; to make threats
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to get drunk; to become tipsy
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
immediate effect; instant effect
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
sobering up; method of sobering up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
parts; accessories; components
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind