we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to be needed; to be wanted
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
consideration; taking into account
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
such; this sort of; like this
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
business discussion; negotiation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)