border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to discuss; to talk together
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
like this; this sort; this way
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
help; assistance; service
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
commencing with; including
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated