diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
accurate; correct; precise; exact
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
genuine article; real thing; real deal
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
expressing one's mind; speaking out
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
terrain; geographical features; topography
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
government management; state management
to add (to); to add on; to append
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
interference; intervention; meddling
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
several people; a few people
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
chief; main; principal; major
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery