(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
job hunting; job searching
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
sobriety; soberness; sober face
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
goal to strive for; challenge
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
club activities; group activities
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election