to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
proposal; offer; request; application
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to look down on; to make light of
when it becomes; when it comes to
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
chance; opportunity; occasion
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
soon; before long; in the near future
offensive (movement); aggression
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
be (that) as it may; having said that
true state; actual condition; reality
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...