on bad terms; at loggerheads
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
one or two; a few; small number
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
cooperation; coordination; link
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
cooperation; collaboration
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
duty; obligation; responsibility
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency