scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
common front; united front
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
relief party; rescue party
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
supply; provision; service; supply
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...