in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
founder; originator; pioneer
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
both; both sides; both parties
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
killing two birds with one stone
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
that day; the very same day
schoolgirl; female student
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
that is to say; so that means
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away