having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
progress; being under way
in proportion to; just as much as
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to cease; to stop; to be over
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
pair; the two; both persons; both things
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
transactions; dealings; business
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
business discussion; negotiation
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to push aside; to push one's way through
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
sick person; patient; invalid
wounded person; injured person