vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
those (near the second person)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such ... as; or some such
with these words; while saying
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
cooperation; collaboration
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
commerce; trade; business
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
having said that; on the other hand
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
use; utilization; utilisation; application
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
second day of the month; two days
negotiations; discussions; connection
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively