food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to become used to calling (someone by a certain name)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
this world; this life; this generation; present day
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to press a question; to cross-examine
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
at first; in the beginning; originally
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
at first; in the beginning; originally
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back