confrontation; opposition; antagonism
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
sharing; share (on social media); market share
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
lip-syncing; lip-synching
somewhat below; slightly below
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
precondition; prerequisite
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
fixed interval; fixed period
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
headquarters; head office; main office
all night long; all through the night
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
as soon as possible; ASAP
technical; technological; practical
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
various places; several sources
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance