to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
by all means; by all costs
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
this occasion; at this time; now
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
genuine; authentic; true; real
genuine article; real thing; real deal
questions and answers; dialogue