arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
middle-of-the-roaders; neutralists; independents
each party; each faction; all sects
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
late at night; small hours of the morning
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
orders; instructions; directive; command
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
hanging; suspending; sling
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
favourite book; favorite book
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy