life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
cooperation; coordination; link
arbitration; intercession; mediation
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
expertise; experience; knowledge
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
item; something that one "just has to have"
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
abuse; misuse; perversion
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
set of three; three sets; three classes
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to overdo; to do too much
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
in that manner; like that
self-justification; excuse
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
study; research; investigation