no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
person of common sense; common sense man
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
development; exploitation
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(find) common (meeting) ground
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to understand from experience
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
leading product; flagship product; top product
trouble; bother; annoyance
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
place for relaxation and refreshment
clicking; clopping; clacking
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
distinction; discrimination
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
presence (impressive quality)