tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
treating someone like a child
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
approval; acceptance; toleration
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
(in the same way) as before; as always
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
several times; once or twice
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
university student; college student
success or failure; result
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
firm; strong; solid; stable
belief; faith; conviction
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
juvenile protection ordinance
since when; from when; how long
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception