state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
meaning; significance; sense
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
power; authority; jurisdiction
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
surely; certainly; without doubt
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate