to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
(find) common (meeting) ground
family; relatives; dependents; household
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
soon; shortly; before long
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
speech; expression; wording; language
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint