what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
explanation; interpretation
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
notice; attention; observation
don't worry about it; forget about it
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
every person; each one; everybody
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
retreating figure; appearance from behind
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
lord of a manor; estate steward
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
still; even now; to this day
hair styling product (oil, etc.); hairdressing
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify