writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
point of an argument; drift of an argument
optimist; easy-going person
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
anonymity; using an assumed name
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
decision; determination; resolution
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
waste thread; lint; fluff
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
both (people); the two of them
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely