on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
commitment; pledge; promise
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
to be flexible; to be accommodating
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
one's family; family member
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
contradiction; inconsistency
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
time; season; period; phase; stage