direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
cold reception; inhospitality
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
having sociable manners; sociable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
victim; injured party; sufferer
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
incineration; destroy by fire
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)