period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
strong pressure; heavy pressure
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
advance; moving forward; progress
to burn with combativeness
rational; reasonable; logical
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
near; close; beside; third person
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to ponder; to contemplate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device