in a sense; in some way; to an extent
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
having said that; on the other hand
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
face; looks; vestiges; trace
instability; insecurity; crankiness
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
public relations; client liaison; client relations
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
bureau director; office chief
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
repentance; confession; penitence
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
bygones; the past; past event
to state; to express; to mention
right to choose; a say; option
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)