breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
probability; likelihood; chances
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to get one's head around; to think about
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
imagination; supposition; guess
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it is not (like that) either
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
relation; connection; relevance
question; inquiry; enquiry
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to thrust before; to thrust at
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
probe each other; sound each other out
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
to bite off; to gnaw through
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary