about the same; about equal to; close match
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
if you think about it; come to think of it
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to like; to love; to be fond of
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary