both; both sides; both parties
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
different thing; another question; different case
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
indicate reason; infers some protest
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
having lost face; in a bind
one cause; one reason; one factor
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to become an expert; to be master at
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
bad news; news of a death; death notice
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
along the road; along the way
manipulation of information; spin
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
precondition; prerequisite
haughty; arrogant; supercilious