to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
story; tale; talk; discussion
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
at a moment's notice; readily
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est