for some (unspecified) reason
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
longing for others; wanting company
companion; partner; spouse
tingling; stinging; pungently
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
insurance payout; insurance money
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to blame; to find fault with
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
blood is thicker than water
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to trace back to (the origins of something)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
way out; means to escape; escape route
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
new menu item; new dish on a menu