foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
secret; private; surreptitious
objection; dissent; protest
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
the very best; excellent; superb
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
military forces; hosts; troops
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
that's a different matter; that's a different story
head over heels; madly (in love)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
countermeasure; counter-measure
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to rule; to govern; to administer
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
advisory level; warning level
suppression; repression; subjugation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
cookware; cooking utensil
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news