technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
you could say; you might say; verging on the
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
if you think about it; come to think of it
system; institution; organization; organisation
bank; banking institution
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
buying price; cost price; purchase price
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sympathy; empathy; response
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon