consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
even if not; even without
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
had better ...; had better not ...
traditional art; traditional performance art
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
it's probably so; it stands to reason
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself