happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
mental; spiritual; emotional
environment; surroundings; circumstances
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
you (plural); all of you; you all
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to live; to make a living; to get on with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
already; now; no longer; not any more
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
sense of values; values; value system
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just