contract; compact; agreement
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
if it is the case that ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
leisure time; idle moment
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
hard to get; hard to come by
the wherewithal; means; the money (needed to do something)
large amount of money; great cost
living; lifestyle; living room
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
one way or the other; either way
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
like that; that way; thus
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)