guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
military system; military organization; military organisation
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
simple (and honest); simple-hearted; unsophisticated
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
script; screenplay; scenario
to seal; to shut; to close; to silence; to gag; to hush
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
medical treatment; medical care
unrequited love; one-sided love
blow; hit (on the body); beating
(one's) peers; people around one
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
hating; strongly disliking
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold
bank; banking institution
anonymity; using an assumed name
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)