people; men and women; each person; everybody
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
guardian; protector; patron; parent
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
individual; private person; personal; natural person
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to like; to love; to be fond of
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
main purpose; primary objective
to leave as is; to ignore
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the same; the said; likewise
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character