to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
minority group (party); minority
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to do for (the sake of someone else)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
self-interest; selfish desire
tendency; trend; inclination
to refuse; to decline; to deny
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to have a talk; to tell a story
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to collect; to assemble; to gather
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
each; (arch.) you (plural)
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to smile a smile of satisfaction