interior design; interior; upholstery
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
joint struggle; common (united) front
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(find) common (meeting) ground
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
arrangement; pact; agreement
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
God's name; Christ's name
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
way (of doing); manner; method
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
selection; choice; screening
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
alma mater clique; old school tie