believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
body; group; party; company; troupe
leader; authority; mainstay
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
miser; niggard; cheapskate
support; backing; patronage
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
negotiator; bargainer; point man
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
superior; superiors; senior
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
rational; logical; coherent
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing