that kind; competition; match
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be able to manage somehow or another
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
leader; authority; mainstay
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
impossible; unlikely; improbable
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
customer traffic; customers; custom
having said that; be that as it may
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
button (clothing); push-button
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at a moment's notice; readily
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to look away; to avert one's eyes