to refuse; to decline; to deny
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
face to face; between two persons
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(religious) faith; belief; creed
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
throat; important part; vital area
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company