to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
cardinal (Catholic Church)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to say; to tell; to state; to do
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
transactions; dealings; business
release; liberation; acquittal
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
maintenance; preservation; improvement
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call