point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
means; way; method; measure
progress; advance; making (good) progress
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
settlement; solution; resolution
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
influence; effect; impact
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to become clear; to be made public
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
contradiction; inconsistency
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
if it is (the case that ...)
even more; still more; further
question; inquiry; enquiry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
function; facility; faculty; feature
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till