I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to do for (the sake of someone else)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
not worth considering; out of the question
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
several years; a few years
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)