aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
rather than; more ... than ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
one's best interests; one's own good
to stare back (at); to glare back
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may