to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to cut corners; to be shoddy
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to put one's life on the line
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
boisterously; roughly; briskly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
the same; the said; likewise
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to check; to stop; to keep back
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference