threatening letter; intimidating letter
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
retention; maintenance; preservation
convention; tired tradition; old custom
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
objection; dissent; protest
now that; since; as long as; provided that
on one hand; on the other hand
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
countermeasure; counter-measure
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance