friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to pay attention; to be watchful
courteous; decorous; polite
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
examination; investigation; prosecution
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be biased; to have a bias
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
is something that; is that which
in comparison to; rather than
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
in the end; at the end of the day
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do