to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
spot; point; place; position
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
extensive; vast range; wide scope
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
improvement of relations; rapprochement
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
principal; capital; income-producing assets
accursed; damned; blasted
messenger; envoy; emissary
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
old friend; old acquaintance
three persons; three parties
commerce; trade; business
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)