acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
transactions; dealings; business
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
winner; victor; conqueror
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to bring back; to restore
to put one's strength into
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)