fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
criticism; critique; review; commentary
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
many; numerous; various; large number of
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the staff; inside the department
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
different opinion; objection
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
some people; a few people; several people
critic; reviewer; commentator
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
devotion; attachment; infatuation
one by one; one each; one at a time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking