lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
process; course; mechanism
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
if you think about it; come to think of it
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
hostility; animosity; enmity
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
point of compromise; common ground
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
cannot be helped; unavoidable
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
one's own handwriting; autograph
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication