to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
blunder; slip; error; error
existence; possession; having; limited company
the other day; some time ago; recently
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to stop talking; to be silent
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
authority; power; function
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
executives; top management; governing body
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
theatre-going; theater-going
audience; spectator; spectators
conquest; domination; mastery
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
calamity; misfortune; disaster