to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
just like; the same as; no different than
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
war; fighting; fierce competition
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sales promotion; hard selling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to underrate; to make light of
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
and yet; though; when; in spite of
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
notice; attention; observation
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to be found; to be discovered
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
same generation; one's generation
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet