to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to smile (at); to grin (at)
half and half; fifty-fifty
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
next term; next period; next version; next release
decision; settlement; definition
going through; going via; going by way of
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
one way or the other; either way
relationships with the opposite sex
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
sales promotion; hard selling
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
since then; only that (much); the way things were left
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
intention; idea; inclination; wish
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
matter for great congratulation
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
in the end; at the end of the day
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy