giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
self-consciousness; self-awareness
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
property; fortune; means; assets
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be worried; to be troubled
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to colour; to color; to add colour to
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with