to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
due form; official; formality
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to accept; to receive; to agree
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
feeling; sense; impression
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
suffix for familiar person
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to rank next to; to come after
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
special; particular; peculiar; unique
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat