to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
simply; merely; only; solely
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
connection; link; relationship
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
joint struggle; common (united) front
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hard worker; hardworking person
believable; credible; trustworthy
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to fight to the last (death)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
selection; choice; option
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to put on airs; to assume importance
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
materials; data; document
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
interruption; interference; butting in
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary