conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
notice; attention; observation
don't worry about it; forget about it
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
every person; each one; everybody
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
lord of a manor; estate steward
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
still; even now; to this day
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...