breaking down; defeating; abolishing
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
communication skills; communication ability
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
returned goods; returning purchased goods
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
chasing after women; womanizing
being in love with each other
being good-for-nothing; useless person
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tips of one's hair; hair ends
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to succeed; to bear fruit
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
collective responsibility; joint liability
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of