the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
I don't want to boast but
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
at that time; in those days
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
killing two birds with one stone
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to care for someone; to look after someone