opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
transactions; dealings; business
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
negotiations; discussions; connection
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
endless; boundless; everlasting
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to say; to be pleased to say
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
servant (of the people); minister (of religion)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
such; this sort of; like this
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
powerful person; influential person
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
how; in what way; by what means
all; entire; whole; altogether
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
refutation; rebuttal; retort
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up