banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
they; those guys; those fellows
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
relation; relative; kind; cordial
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
baton (of command); order; command; direction
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
limited; limiting; restrictive
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
shady; underhanded; questionable
occupation; calling; livelihood
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
group; party; team; squad; section
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
homogenization; homogenisation
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
older brother and younger sister
ardent; passionate; vehement
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create