change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
refutation; rebuttal; retort
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
person concerned; interested party; related party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
irritation; annoyance; frustration
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
in name but not in reality
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
major subject; special study
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
hesitation; indecision; vacillation