debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
friction; discord; strife
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
nothing but; none other than
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
roar of the sea; sound of waves
nesting hole; burrow; den
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
high mountain; alpine mountain
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
much less; to say nothing of
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect