to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
reconciliation; make peace with
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
each nation; many nations; many countries
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
dominion; territory; possession
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
one large ...; a great ...
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to discuss; to talk together
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that is to say; so that means
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
just a minute; small quantity
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
not covered (by); not subject (to)