introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
rice polishing; polished rice
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
toast; congratulatory cup
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
without cause; without reason
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
traditional; customary; conventional
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief