to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
there being no use in arguing (about it)
being startled; getting a shock
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
so; like this; in this way
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older sister and younger brother
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way