so; therefore; and; (and) then
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
root; source; origin; cause
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
because of; owing to; due to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to order; to command; to appoint
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
personal; individual; private
to get one's head around; to think about
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
and yet; despite (all) that
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to search for; to seek for; to look for
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such ... as; or some such