grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
interior; inside; internal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
job; work; duties; trade; skill
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
north wind; northerly wind
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with