collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
authenticity; credibility
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
(find) common (meeting) ground
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
preface; introduction; preamble
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
indescribable; having no way to express
perception; sensation; awareness
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
self-defense; self-defence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to discuss; to talk together
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again