companion; partner; spouse
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
older person with more life experience
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
index finger; forefinger; second toe
loser; defeated person; the defeated
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to get into trouble; to get busted
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
reconciliation; make peace with
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
diligent; absorbed (in something)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
half and half; fifty-fifty
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to be hesitant; to feel timid
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
hard to get; hard to come by