to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
commitment; pledge; promise
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
one's family; family member
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to thrust before; to thrust at
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
contradiction; inconsistency
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
telephone book; telephone directory
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)