bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
operation; functioning; running
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
host; landlord; innkeeper
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
if you think about it; come to think of it
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
another; different; separate; discrete
to help each other; to cooperate
attendant; valet; servant; follower
foreign enemy; outside invader
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
restoration; repair; mending
form; shape; figure; morph
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
even if not; even without
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
already; now; no longer; not any more