small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
political measures; policy
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
home; household; family; hearth
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)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
war; fighting; fierce competition
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
intelligence network; information network
(not) even with; (not) even using
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
power; authority; jurisdiction
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible