individual packaging; individual wrapping
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
the same rank; equality; apposition
public hall; community center; community centre
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
the very start; the very beginning
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
four corners; four ordinal directions
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
breast; breaststroke; brainstorming
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to be worn down; to be reduced
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
solution (esp. to a problem)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
returning tit for tat; retaliating
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
business terminology; business jargon
management studies; business administration (study of)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
whichever one chooses; either way
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
look here; I'll tell you what
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry