positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
prejudice; bias; distorted view
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
use; utilization; utilisation; application
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
hierarchy based on age; custom of elders first
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
same generation; one's generation
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
perfect; complete; flawless
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent