to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
nothing but; none other than
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
every evening; every night
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to begin talking; to open up
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
correction; revision; amendment
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to correct oneself; to restate
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
main question; real issue at hand
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
hostile relations; hostile relationship