putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
toleration; magnanimity; comprehension
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
intelligence agency; secret service
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
ongoing; in progress; afoot
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
power balance; balance of power
immune strength; immunity
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
raw materials; ingredients