comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
questions and answers; dialogue
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
plastics; synthetic resins
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
piece of meat; cut of meat
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
one by one; in detail; minutely
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
optical instrument; optical equipment
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
reinforcement; strengthening
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
warning line; police cordon
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
security guard; doorkeeper
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
observation platform; lookout platform
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...