drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
first year; initial (year)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
almost every day; almost daily
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
when; how soon; how long until
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
new graduate; recent graduate
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
devotion; attachment; infatuation
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in spite of; regardless of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
each place; various places
genuine article; real thing; real deal