betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to press a question; to cross-examine
talk; recital; narration; topic
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
as much as one can; as much as possible
one by one; one each; one at a time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
influence; clout; leverage
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
difference; variation; difference
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
maintenance; preservation; improvement