to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to spend time (on doing something)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
volunteer activities; volunteerism
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to view the past with nostalgia
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
basic technology; generic technology
standard; set; routine; decided
drawing ability; skill at art
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
only recently; just of late
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
impossible to do (although wants to)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
man; male; masculine gender
rate; late; rating; ranking
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
schedule; program; programme; agenda