point in common; common feature
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to examine someone's expression
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
that; the matter in question
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
pointing out; identification
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
not necessarily so; is not always true
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
pale; pallid; bluish-white