one by one; one each; one at a time
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
by sheer strength; by brute force
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
tune (melody, piece of music)
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
individual; private person; personal; natural person
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
each house; every house; many houses
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
joint struggle; common (united) front
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
examining room; consultation room
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business