popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
peace conference; peace negotiations
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
knowing; (an) acquaintance
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to go to; to visit; to call on
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to have a bitter experience
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)