don't worry; no worries; never mind
tattling; telling on (someone)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to live; to make a living; to get on with
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
current administration; present government
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
change of government; regime change
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to bring; to take; to bring about
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to jump at; to be attracted by
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
(very) patient; persevering
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated