warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
legislation; development of laws
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to talk the night away; to talk all night
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
labor; labour; manpower; working force
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to support each other; to support one another
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
preliminary investigation; preparation