extensive knowledge; erudition
the real criminal; true culprit
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
handrail; railing; banister
to let (a person) pass first
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
company; corporation; workplace
older sister; lass; young lady
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
irritation; annoyance; frustration
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
verbal message; word (from someone)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
business world; business circles; (the) industry
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
pack of lies; complete fabrication
precondition; prerequisite
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
flawless; absolute perfection