first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
personal feelings; self-interest
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to watch steadily; to stare
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
door; gate; opening; title page
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs