standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
a long time ago; long before now
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
commerce; trade; business
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
another family; another house
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
maintaining the status quo
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
verbal promise; one's word
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
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)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to leave as is; to ignore
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
with these words; while saying
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
every year; yearly; annually
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)