conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
buying; purchasing; laying in
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
discipline; punishment; reprimand
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
private funeral; secret burial
determination; conviction
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
head of a sleeping person
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
custom; habit; customary practice
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
way out; means to escape; escape route
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall