hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
sympathy; compassion; pity
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
recommendation; referral; endorsement
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
contradiction; inconsistency
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
schedule; program; programme; agenda
schedule; program; calendar
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)