to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to kill; to defeat; to beat
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to do someone in; to bump someone off
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
go that far; to that extent
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
by myself; in person; by oneself
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to telephone; to make a phone call
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)