advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
sounding each other out; probing each other
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to take on a role; to take part
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
high; noble; refined; advanced
patent; special permission; license; licence
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once