in the background; not standing out
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
donation; contribution; offering
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
being a good listener; good listener
to talk; to chat; to chatter
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as you see; as you can see
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
headache inducing; vexing
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
branch office; branch store
business trip; official trip
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
promotion; raising of status
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
northeastern part; the northeast
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting