difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
business; trade; operations; sales
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
private person; individual
invitation; introduction; temptation
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
opposite; reverse; contrary
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to quit one's job; to resign
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
at first; in the beginning; originally
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
healthy; sound; wholesome
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
same village; same town; same province
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
strong interaction; strong force
solitude; loneliness; isolation
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral