relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
number of times; frequency; count
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)
personal affair; one's own affair
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
defeating in an instant; instant kill
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well