(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
proposal; offer; request; application
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
outside of; not covered by
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
or; OR (Boolean operator)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
matter for great congratulation
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
prohibited item; banned item
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
training; drill; practice; discipline
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour