uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
connection; link; relationship
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
change of occupation; career change
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
each field; various circles
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
document; official papers
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
ago; since; before; previous
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
prejudice; bias; distorted view
history of; experience of