opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to raise one's voice; to shout
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
briskly with small steps; trotting
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
at least; at most; (even) just
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to tower over the surroundings