having no idea; having no clue
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
being too late; losing one's final chance
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
guess; speculation; supposition
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(national) capital (city); metropolis
at; in; at; when; by; with
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
permission; approval; authorization; license
that's a different matter; that's a different story
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
sound of voice; vocal sound
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away