favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to make merry; to be festive
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to do together; to share; to participate in
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
financial power; financial means; wealth
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
secondary; of secondary importance
contradiction; inconsistency
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
common people; ordinary people; masses
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to not believe one's ears
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around