not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
interest; rights; concession
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
only recently; just of late
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
righteousness; justice; right
non-ego (philosophy); not-self
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
will not do; do not; does not
cold reception; inhospitality
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to push (something) against
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to become misty; to become hazy
official business; public business
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership