silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
strategist; tactician; schemer
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
discovery; detection; finding
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to compete with; to vie for
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
preference; priority; precedence
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
(within a) territory; domains
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
never mind!; don't worry about it
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
property; fortune; assets