negotiations; discussions; connection
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
rather; sooner; preferably
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the same; the said; likewise
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
not caring; not giving a damn
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
caller; visitor; company; guest
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate