answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to have a talk; to tell a story
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to see through; to see the true nature of something
body; physical system; (the) person
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)