to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
at first; in the beginning; originally
in the end; on top of that
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
large build; large pattern
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
violent emotion; passion; fury
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
absorption; suction; attraction
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
point of compromise; common ground
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering