transactions; dealings; business
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring; to take; to bring about
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
government; administration
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
each nation; many nations; many countries
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to thrust down; to push off
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
dealing with; coping with
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
spade work; preliminaries
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker