to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
cooperation; coordination; link
interior; inside; internal
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
verbal promise; one's word
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to begin; to set about; to start
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive