intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
that's true; of course; obviously
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
leaving a matter to chance
planning; project; plan; design
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(turned out) all right in the end
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be flexible; to be accommodating
convenient; handy; useful
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
identification; ID; identity
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)