book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
repeatedly; several times; many times
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to move (house); to change residence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(police) detective; criminal matter
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
another time; some other time