writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to throw into; to dump in together
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to live through; to survive
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
minimum; at the very least
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
existence; being; presence
perfect; complete; flawless
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
legitimate; orthodox; traditional