(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
wrong; different; not like that
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
expression of love; showing love
stealthily; secretly; in secret
arbitration; intercession; mediation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
companion; company; tritagonist
such; like that; that sort of; very
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to entrust; to leave to a person
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to complain; to make a complaint
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
shopping district; shopping street; downtown