audience (with a person of high standing)
for the first time in one's life
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
striking; remarkable; considerable
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
to machine; to cut; to scrape
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
sooner or later; in time; eventually
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
stale; hackneyed; cliched
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets