(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
written request; request for ...; application for ...
tall building; high-rise building
patient's condition; pathology
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
one's share; one's portion
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
strange disease; rare disease
to be the ruin of (a person)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
living; lifestyle; living room
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
retreating figure; appearance from behind
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
acquaintance; appreciative friend
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
please (give me); please (do for me)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded