to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
negotiations; discussions; connection
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to sprout; to put forth buds
police investigator; investigator
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be conspicuous; to stand out
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
vice; immorality; corruption
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
transfer; transport; removal
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
being too late; losing one's final chance
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
historic; historical; traditional
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
defense; defence; protection
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration