extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
on one hand; on the other hand
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
behavioral economics; behavioural economics
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
physical law; laws of physics
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
everybody; every last one of them; all
to bring up under one's personal care
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to maintain; to continue to have
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
transactions; dealings; business
reciprocity; mutual benefit
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
a little bit; a little while
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...