to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard to get; hard to come by
to knock down; to knock out
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to invite in; to show someone in
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to be needed; to be wanted
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
genuine article; real thing; real deal
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
as (for); for; in the capacity of
physical strength; muscle strength
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
eternal; unlimited; endless
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual