irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
living in a group; communal living; community life
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to increase; to add to; to augment
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
else; in addition; besides
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
have a good day; take care; see you
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
living environment; habitat
to move (house); to change residence
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
occasional; infrequent; rare