mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
possible; likely; probable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hard-line policy; tough measure
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to find out; to discover; to locate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
back street; back alley; slums
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
number of persons; personnel
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to discuss; to talk together
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to give up searching (for someone or something)
to stop talking; to be silent
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness