complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
whole nation; whole land; whole country
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
Hoffmann; Hoffman; Hofman; Hofmann
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
investment; contribution; financing
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
mutually; reciprocally; together
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to attack; to assault; to assail
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
sphere; counter for balls
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump