in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to make a lasting impression
jumping to a wrong conclusion
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to drink up; to drain (cup)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
otherwise; if not; or else
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case