sounding each other out; probing each other
scale; scope; plan; structure
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
founder; originator; pioneer
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
historical context; historical background
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
expression of love; showing love
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
cutting; planting (a cutting)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
recovery; undoing; recall
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to squeeze out; to wring out
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress