words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
otherwise; if not; or else
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
breaking off an engagement
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
how can (one) do something
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to crouch; to squat; to cower
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to have the privilege of doing
don't worry about it; forget about it
one's first campaign; one's first battle
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority