to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
family; members of a family
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
popular person; favorite; favourite
price of fame; penalty of greatness
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
school building; schoolhouse
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
untouched; unused; intact
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
such; like that; that sort of; very
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit