settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
principal occupation; core business
attendance; presence; appearance
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
living by oneself; living alone
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
job hunting; job searching
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to do together; to share; to participate in
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)