to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to take over; to hand over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
difficult problem; challenge
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to thrust before; to thrust at
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
don't you think?; indicates question
to think of; to come up with
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hot topic; talk of the town
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
difference; variation; difference
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
business world; business circles; (the) industry
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled