collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
riskiness; (level of) danger
collaboration; joint work
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
proper; right; reasonable
agricultural land; farmland
both armies; both teams; both sides
object of avid desire; object of envy
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
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)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
dealing with; coping with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter