low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
different thing; another question; different case
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
speech; expression; wording; language
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
settlement; solution; resolution
lawless area; lawless district
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
for example; for instance; e.g.
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to be expensive; to be costly
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
tomfoolery; monkey business
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all