funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
hostility; antagonism; opposition
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to have a talk; to tell a story
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to run a shop; to have a shop
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer