negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
proposal; proposition; suggestion
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
welcome; (warm) reception
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
sports-minded; sports-oriented
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in
man; male; masculine gender
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
society; the world; the times
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl