often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
first generation; founder
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
every person; each one; everybody
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to keep (a person) waiting
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
just one person; only one
near oneself; close to one; familiar
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
price; cost; value; worth; value
preference; priority; precedence
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection