closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
same generation; one's generation
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
science and technology; scientific technique
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
independent action; acting alone
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
(social) position; status
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
error of judgment; miscalculation
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly