confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
freely; frankly; without reserve
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
touché; you've got me there
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
a cut above; one step above
race (of people); type of person
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
members; member; constituent
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room