consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
friction; discord; strife
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
secondary; of secondary importance
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
competent; suitable; qualified
without trouble; easily; readily
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
inland districts; inland areas
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
important place; strategic point; critical location
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
future years; in (one's) later years
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
able official; capable official
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
secret; private; surreptitious