simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
export; exportation; efferent
prohibition; inhibition; ban
smuggling; contraband trade
strength; power; proficiency; ability
national border; provincial border
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
personal combat; one-to-one fight
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by