meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
power balance; balance of power
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
international; diplomatic intercourse
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to take over; to hand over
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
at a moment's notice; readily
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
immediately; right away; on the spot
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
different opinion; objection