open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
interpersonal; between individuals
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
minority group (party); minority
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chief; main; principal; major
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
underworld; underside of society
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
decrease; reduction; decline
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
happy; cheerful; pleasant