to increase; to add to; to augment
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
being entrusted with; taking charge of
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
estimate (of costs); budget
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
increase (in an amount of money)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
older brother; elder brother
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
internal organs; intestines; viscera
creation; Creation (by God)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
murder; killing; murderer