bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
beforehand; in advance; previously
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to happen to meet; to come across
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
I see; that's right; indeed
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to