to say; to be pleased to say
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
dated; date; fixed; external
transfer; assignment; conveyance
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
one's share; one's portion
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
self-examination; reflection
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to compete with; to vie for
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
same crime; being equally guilty
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to close (one's eyes); to shut
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted