Vocabulary

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)

timid; faint-hearted; wimpish

generous; big-hearted

quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

to change one's mind

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful

to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to worry about; to be concerned about; to care about; to feel uneasy

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

to let one's guard down

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

(stand to) attention!

take care; be careful

generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules

economies of scale

to be possible to occur

to concur; to be the same (thought, opinion, etc.); to have the same way of doing

chrysanthemum flower

imperial chrysanthemum crest

to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)

unnecessary

more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race

sudden drop; precipitous slope

making matters worse; adding insult to injury; bees to a tearful face

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

to be based in (a place)

if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

to commit a robbery; to burgle

Happy New Year

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention

disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating