it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
you (plural); all of you; you all
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
participation; joining; entry
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
accomplishment; execution
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
even though; despite; when
personal; individual; private
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
in person; personally; directly
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
to be able (to); to be possible (to)