ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
long ago; previous; of a former age
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
society; public; community; social studies
rating; classification; allocation; grading
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
by all means; by all costs
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
template; run of the mill; formulaic
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
some people; a few people; several people
besides; in addition; also; moreover
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to explain adequately; to be accountable
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)