to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
business discussion; negotiation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to manage something successfully; to be successful
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
interruption; suspension; break
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
number of articles; quantity
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(find) common (meeting) ground
battlefield; battleground
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by