to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
it hasn't been long since
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
interpersonal; between individuals
connection; link; relationship
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
number one; first; best; most; game; round
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
offender; criminal; culprit
as (for); for; in the capacity of
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots