main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
in the meanwhile; during the time
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
specialization; specialisation
the right person in the right place
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to mix; to stir; to blend
five (long cylindrical things)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to be surprised; to be astonished
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
feeling; sense; impression
complication; confusion; disorder