companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
something small; something petty; trifle
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
confusion; mixing; merger
in the end; at the end of the day
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
imperial throne; the Crown
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
personal; individual; private
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
future (usually near); prospects
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
capable; able; talented; promising
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview