holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
pessimism; disappointment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
household; home; family; housekeeping
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
hereabouts; around there; that area
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
state of drunkenness; (in a) fuddle
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to press a question; to cross-examine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ninja house; ninja residence
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to unfold; to unroll; to open
whispering into a person's ear
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined