vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
consequently; as a result
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
commitment; pledge; promise
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
setting up specially; special installation
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
viewer; (television) audience
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
participation; joining; entry; adherence
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present