retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
official announcement; proclamation
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ordinary citizen; the general public
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to spit out; to eject; to dump
leadership; initiative; spearhead
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
internal conditions; true state of affairs
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
several people; a few people
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
providing information; provision of information; information provision
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to subsist; to keep on living
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead