humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
rather; better; instead; if anything
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
avoiding or dodging responsibility
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to complain; to make a complaint
treasure house; storage for valuable property
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
negotiations; discussions; connection
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
family a woman has married into
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
heir; inheritor; successor
present; gift; to give a present or gift
how many people; a number of people
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rather; sooner; preferably