cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to apologize; to apologise
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to go out and away; to leave
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
on bad terms; at loggerheads
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
go that far; to that extent
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")