compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
crops; agricultural produce
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to appease; to suppress; to calm
preface; introduction; preamble
to begin talking; to open up
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
to fight against; to oppose; to face
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
critical moment; do-or-die situation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds