armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
grasp; catch; understanding
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to straighten up; to sit upright
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
expression; presentation; representation; notation
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
not necessarily so; is not always true
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)