cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
either way; in any case; one way or another
simply; merely; only; solely
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
rampancy; prevalence; domination
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
firm; resolute; absolutely
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
great joy; delight; jubilation
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
it is I who should say so
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
have a good day; take care; see you
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound