opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
connection; link; relationship
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
that; the matter in question
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
story; tale; talk; discussion