at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
both; both sides; both parties
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
essence; true nature; substance; reality
job hunting; job searching
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
feeling keenly; fully realizing
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
cooperation; collaboration
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
consideration; taking into account
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
one more time; once more; once again
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be forward; to be impertinent
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
since when; from when; how long
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over