to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a help; an aid; some assistance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pending question; unresolved problem
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
final; eventual; ultimate
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
election; selection; choice
decision; settlement; definition
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
settlement; solution; resolution
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cosmetics; toilet articles
great hurry; great haste; rush
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth