(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
those (near the second person)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
genuine article; real thing; real deal
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
such; like that; in that way
massing (of troops); gathering
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
every person; each one; everybody
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
hope; white hope; person of promise
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
curious; strange; unusual
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end