(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
this is why; this means; it is the case that
preservation; retainment; keeping
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to have a reason; to have an excuse
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
picking up trash; collecting garbage
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
establishment; settlement
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
the same generation; coeval
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
ignorant of the ways of the world
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot