reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to knead well; to polish; to refine
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
whole company; all the companies
starting line; starting point
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
to glare at each other; to confront each other
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
(not) a single person; (no) one
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
hard struggle; strenuous effort
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to rally; to make a comeback
to bring back; to restore
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
outline; summary; gist; basic points
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
separate; special; another; separately
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation