to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
drinking party; get-together
proposal; offer; request; application
excellent plan; best policy
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
participation; joining; entry; adherence
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
simply; merely; only; solely
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer