beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
contract; compact; agreement
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to summon; to get used to call
sincere; honest; faithful
negotiations; discussions; connection
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
recommendation; referral; endorsement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
operating expenses; budget
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to become attached; to begin to love
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
second day of the month; two days