to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(physical) growth; development
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
of no interest; not interested
manners; courtesy; etiquette
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
superiority complex; sense of superiority
female molester; stupid woman
in one's own way or style
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to need; to call for; to require
originally; by nature; from the start
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
tendency; trend; inclination
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty