trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
person in charge; official; attendant
guidance; leadership; leading the way
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
rival; competitor; competition
to compete with; to vie for
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
largest company; industry leader
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
anything and everything; just about everything
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...