no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
10th day of the month; ten days
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
vice; immorality; corruption
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
great hurry; great haste; rush
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)