coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
way one walks; one's walk
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
novel; story; (work of) fiction
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
pure literature; belles-lettres
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
loved one; lover; sweetheart
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
rational; reasonable; logical