to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
a few years ago; some years back
different opinion; objection
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
main force; chief object; mainline
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other