to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
friction; discord; strife
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
pointing out; identification
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
enemy movements; enemy's position
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
ultramarine colour (color)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
horizon (related to bodies of water)