same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
to be frank; to drop all pretense
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
important person; strategic person; key figure
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
I don't know; I don't understand
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to head home; to leave for home
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
(a person's) appearance; looks
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
with a start; with a jump
interception (email); wiretap; bug
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically