shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to prostrate oneself before
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to palm off; to force a sale
having not the slightest idea
up until now; as recently as the present
on countless occasions; many a time
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
executive power; authority
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to find out; to discover; to locate
eternal; unlimited; endless
training; education; development; cultivation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to differ depending on ...
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
postponement; deferment; adjournment
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)