cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to get along well together; to be close to each other
to sniff out; to get wind of
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
sea level; (surface of) sea
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
regulation; adjustment; control
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness