completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
store interior; inside of a shop
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
the other day; a few days ago
in that way; like that; that way
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
extent; scope; sphere; range; span