support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
tide; current; tendency; trend
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bet; wager; stake; gamble
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
fee; charge; rate; material
otherwise; or else; if not
to keep (a person) waiting
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to thrust down; to push off
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to order; to command; to appoint