assertion; declaration; affirmation
worried look; melancholy air
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to leave as is; to ignore
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
such; like that; in that way
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
surmise; guess; inference
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
yourself; himself; herself
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to sit; to squat; to be implicated