rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
otherwise; or else; if not
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to solicit; to demand; to extort
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
that's the way it is; such is life
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to like; to love; to be fond of
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
little by little; bit by bit
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend