exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to care for someone; to look after someone
important person; strategic person; key figure
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
nice; likeable; desirable
yes and no; for and against
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
comparatively; relatively
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to like; to love; to be fond of
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
how long; how far; how much
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
solution; solution strategy
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix