ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
glowing; vehement; highly enthusiastic; passionate; ardent; fervid
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
polite; courteous; hospitable
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
one's native language; one's mother tongue
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
not necessarily so; is not always true
not limited to; not just ...
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
ban on import; import ban; import prohibition; prohibition of importation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to palm off; to force a sale
transactions; dealings; business
to fulfill one's responsibility
pride; boast; credit (to)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(medical) doctor; physician
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outcome (esp. of illness); result; consequence
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view