that's the way it is; such is life
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
don't you think?; indicates question
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
not long has passed since ...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
of all things (days, etc.)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to make an appeal; to urge
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
gag order; gag rule; gag law
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why