to stare in wonder; to be amazed
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
financials; on the funding (capital) side
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
principal occupation; core business
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
yes and no; for and against
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
either way; in any case; one way or another
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
the other day; a few days ago
cherry blossom viewing party
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
engagement; business; affair; use; need
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
anything; whatever; whatever one likes