because; the reason is; if you want to know why
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
interest; rights; concession
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
plural; multiple; several
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
on bad terms; at loggerheads
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
attendance; presence; appearance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
topic of discussion; agenda
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing