omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
giving; provision; furnishing
forced repatriation; deportation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to exaggerate; to overstate
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
instead; but (on the other hand)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink