black and white; right and wrong
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
means; way; method; measure
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
pair; the two; both persons; both things
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
belief; faith; conviction
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
tenement house; row house
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
declaration; proclamation; announcement
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
great wealth; enormous fortune
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
start-up company; venture business
company president; manager; director
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving