reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
why; how; for what reason
confidence; trust; faith; credit
price; cost; value; worth; value
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to become better; to improve
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
class; heading; group; category
to be helpful; to be useful
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to some extent; to a certain extent
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
joint struggle; common (united) front
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer