drinking party; banquet; feast
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
article; news story; report; account
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
connection; link; relationship
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
clearly; distinctly; vividly
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
at some point in the past; at some stage
to be transparent; to show through
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
contract; compact; agreement
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
start of work; commencement; opening
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; imperial court; Imperial Court (of Japan); middle ages
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)