the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
long (time that has passed); old (story)
transactions; dealings; business
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
coordinator; coordinating role
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect