to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to fight to the bitter end
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to breathe out; to exhale
by any means, fair or foul
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
consequently; as a result
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(bank) balance; remainder
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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)
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
to scatter away; to vanish