to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
society; the world; the times
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
how long; how far; how much
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
solution; solution strategy
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be able to manage somehow or another
proposal; proposition; suggestion
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl