distinguished or meritorious service
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
granted that; even if; even though
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
early (days); initial stage; initial
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
one example of (when there are more examples)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
negotiations; discussions; connection
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
point of compromise; common ground
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
influence; clout; leverage
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
solution; solution strategy
country; territory; domain; realm