to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
story of one's experiences
study; diligence; discount; reduction
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
profitable plan; good plan
each nation; many nations; many countries
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
military personnel; soldier
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
civilian control (of the military)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to take a veneer off something
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal